discerning
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Materne expects that software stocks will go through a sorting process, meaning that successful software investors will need to be discerning when looking for opportunities.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 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
Careful writers and discerning readers delight in the profusion of words in the English lexicon, no two of which are exact synonyms.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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