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Meanings of dubious distinction in English

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Usage of dubious distinction in English
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Oscar winners were not immune from the dubious distinction of most-overpaid, either.
Reuters
2
Junior Elway was the only friend he had, which was a dubious distinction.
Running with the Demon
3
That dubious distinction goes to Juniper Networks, an old school maker of switches and routers.
Wired
4
Archey's frog is the smallest species and has the dubious distinction of being an EDGE species.
Radio NZ
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Who else might qualify for this dubious distinction?
Ebony
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In fact, schools in the Northeast have the dubious distinction of being the most segregated of all.
Ebony
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Sir, - Ireland now has the dubious distinction of being the EU's leading pre-capita emitter of greenhouse gases.
The Irish Times
8
For several years Edmonton enjoyed the dubious distinction of having the highest homicide rate of any major Canadian city.
Bones Are Forever
9
Mr Taylor enjoys the dubious distinction of having until relatively recently been one of country's most closely monitored prisoners.
Radio NZ
10
Goodluck Jonathan has earned the dubious distinction of being the first president in Nigerian history to lose an election.
The Guardian
11
It also shares the dubious distinction with neighboring Colombia of being one of the world's leading producers of cocaine.
Reuters
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The human papillomavirus has the dubious distinction of being the sexually transmitted disease you are most likely to get.
Ebony
13
Pennsylvania has a dubious distinction.
Reuters
14
Lubanga has the dubious distinction of being the first person ever to be tried and convicted by the ICC.
The Guardian
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Waterford has the dubious distinction of being the gossip capital of Ireland, at least for the rest of the week.
The Irish Times
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They've also earned a more dubious distinction: In 2012, Brazil passed the United States as the largest buyer of pesticides.
Reuters
This collocation consists of:
Dubious distinction across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common