Distinguish in example sentence

Fundamental to the law of war, including the law applicable in non-international armed conflicts, is the principle of distinction – the requirement that fighting parties distinguish between civilian and military targets.

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Both tumors and dense breast tissue appear white on a mammogram, and the X-ray often can't distinguish between the two.

How can one distinguish a donation that is voluntary and altruistic from one that is forced or coerced from, for example, a submissive spouse, an in-law, a servant, a slave, an employee?

We recognize patterns to distinguish noise from signal, and especially our name.

All of them use different colors to distinguish between lines, all of them use simple symbols to distinguish between types of stations.

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