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discerning

[dih-sur-ning, -zur-] / dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr- /


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Instead, you should focus on how you’re good at using AI tools in a discerning way.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

They are being discerning, they added, looking for someone who will respect the history and keep the place much the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Investors have become far more discerning about IPOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

With Epstein, their societal ambitions were so urgent they failed to be discerning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

You have no way of discerning how far you have gone or which direction you are moving in.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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