Example Sentences

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Cognitive diversity is most valuable in complex, nonroutine tasks, particularly those involving idea generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Before going to France, I used to pay for routine things, like my morning coffee or groceries, on my debit card and use the credit card for nonroutine expenses.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

But when Slaughter applied as a nonroutine applicant in 2009, she said, the process only took two or three months.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Imagine a matrix with two axes, manual versus cognitive and routine versus nonroutine.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2016

“The picture is clear: Employment in nonroutine occupations — both cognitive and manual — has been increasing steadily for several decades,” the report concluded.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2016