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
Nor can they control the size of the disinflationary boost from the rise in productivity or address the negative distributional impacts from AI-related layoffs.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 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
For his specimens listed as from St. George, the exact locality of capture, which is so essential in this distributional study, was not given.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
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