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The “bar for distinctiveness this year—and every year—is unapologetically high,” Bob Sternfels, McKinsey’s global managing partner, wrote in a memo to staff announcing the new partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

The tension between preserving Jewish distinctiveness and engaging with the rest of society isn’t new.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

The third important factor was the evolutionary distinctiveness or "uniqueness" of the species.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

Ms Wickenden added the "core of the distinctiveness" of the Thatchers trademark was the brand name, with other aspects being "descriptive or at most anodyne".

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2023

Despite its distinctiveness even in East Asia at that time, Jomon Japan was not a completely isolated universe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond