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  • r  clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
    it's distinctly possible
  • r  in a distinct and distinguishable manner
    the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion
  • r  to a distinct degree
    urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate

  • Watching her classmates dutifully undertake their assignment by emoting oak, willow and birch, Zhang stood rooted to the groundbut in a distinctly untreelike fashion.
  • But the most recent venue, the distinctly nonrural borough of Manhattan, is not as incongruous as it seems.
  • He's distinctly different from Mayor Giuliani.
News & Articles

  • 'The Bling Ring' and the new American Dream
    Perspective: Sofia Coppola's film and similar movies examine an emergent new value system that is less personal, less polite and less human yet still exists within the distinctly U.S. tradition of self-invention. Forget "World War Z." The true zombie movie this summer is "The Bling Ring."        
    June 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
  • Japanese "eye-ball licking" trend could spread disease
    Japan's distinctly bizarre trend of eyeball licking or "Oculolinctus " isn't just distinctly bizarre: it's also bad for your health, scientists have discovered.
    June 15, 2013 - GlobalPost
  • NYC’s 8 Best Bourbon Cocktails
    Bourbon is a distinctly American spirit, born in Kentucky and responsible for bringing us classic cocktails like the Mint Julep and the Manhattan. In honor of National Bourbon Day on Friday, we've rounded up the city's based cocktails made from the spirit.
    June 14, 2013 - CBS New York
Quotes

  • Alexander Litvinenko in Independent
    In a statement released yesterday, Mr Litvinenko wrote: "As I lie here, I can distinctly hear the beating wings of the angel of death. I may be able to give him the slip, but I have to say my legs do not run as fast as I would like."
  • Ben Bernanke in CanadianBusiness.com
    Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told a US House of Representatives committee that "the economic situation has become distinctly less favourable."
  • David Plouffe in FOXNews
    While voters have a distinctly positive feeling about Barack, they don't have a great depth of knowledge about his life and history of leadership in Illinois and Washington,campaign manager David Plouffe wrote Sunday in an e-mail to...

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