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The phrase "a few distinct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small number of items or concepts that are clearly different from one another.
Example: "In the study, we identified a few distinct patterns in the data that warrant further investigation."
Alternatives: "several unique" or "a couple of different".
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Snowden's actions revealed a few distinct, though interrelated, N.S.A. programs.
There are a few distinct components to this project.
Savannah does have a few distinct assets, among them location.
This year, however, has seen extraordinary convergence around a few distinct principles.
OK, concedes Halliwell, maybe she is a feminist: but she has a few distinct caveats.
Graphs with a few distinct eigenvalues usually possess an interesting combinatorial structure.
A few distinct types can be singled out from time to time.
Authors who choose a Christian publisher sometimes sacrifice industry name recognition, but pick up a few distinct advantages.
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Their cloud communications concept sounds quite a bit like the messaging half of Google Voice, but AT&T Messages has a few distinct advantages.
According to the data presented in Figure 1, DNA hydrolysis with restriction enzymes results in the formation of a few distinct visible bands.
By the laws of quantum physics, the close confinement only allows the electrons a few distinct energy states.
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