discerning
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For a discerning shopper, there is now rare value in Europe’s top luxury houses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Melodrama doesn’t exactly have the most sterling reputation for discerning cinema viewers.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
The software market is now discerning which companies can withstand AI disruption.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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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