- present tense form of distinguish (3rd person singular).
distinguishes
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In an article, they note that the definition used in the measure hews closely to another section of California law, which distinguishes providing internet services from offering content, services and applications online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Viking distinguishes itself from other major cruise lines, though, marketing its smaller ships, included excursions and emphasis on time ashore to an older, more affluent customer base, StoneX analyst Mike Hickey says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"There's nothing that distinguishes them from other bees really, they're not that kind of attention-grabbing species, but, you know, were you to look for them, go to ivy and you'll see them," Benwell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But, he said, he distinguishes between short- and intermediate-term bonds that offer steady income, liquidity and diversification and long-duration bonds that pose more uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Here Hobbes distinguishes between two types of knowledge: science, which is, as Hume would later say, about the relationship between ideas; and what he calls prudence, which is about facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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