distributional
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"Kank helps bridge a distributional gap for the Late Cretaceous of southern Patagonia, connecting known records from northern Patagonia and Antarctica, and showing that this family was dispersed across different latitudes of South America."
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
On taxes, Mr. Bessent’s focus is less on headline rates than on distributional impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Rieder has also spoken frequently about inequality and the distributional effects of monetary policy.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Indeed, distributional questions have figured prominently in the ongoing United Auto Workers strike as union members try to claim a bigger share of automakers' earnings.
From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023
Differences in the abundance of the sand shiner in the two rivers are part of taxonomic and distributional studies being conducted by Mr. Bernard C. Nelson.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett
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