King Abdullah thanked the president for his words, and said the people of the United States have elected a distinguished man who deserves to be president.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

Despite swirling changes in jazz over the decades, Blue Note has managed to stay afloat with distinguished players, from its earliest years with stride pianist James P.Johnson;

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Editor of the Yale Law Review , a distinguished assistant district attorney.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

He was in Washington recently to pick up two awards - the Navy Distinguished Public Service Medal and the Hubbard Award from National Geographic, the Society's highest honor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

The war weighs on President Obama as he joins the distinguished ranks of Nobel Peace Prize recipients men and women such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King,Jr., and Aung San Suu Kyi.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10