Definition of "diverse" []

• Differing one from another. (adjective)
• Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements: "Prague ... offers visitors a series of excursions into a rich and diverse past” ( Olivier Bernier). (adjective)

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• "The document also focuses on how China is increasingly confronted by a range of what it calls "diverse and complex" security challenges."
• ""Brazil quickly rose to the top" in the search for new markets, Direct Edge Chief Executive William O'Brien said in an interview, citing what he called a "diverse and sophisticated customer base" and a "world-class capital market" as among the country's lures."
• "GRISWOLD: ... and the overwhelming reality of the Episcopal Church is what I call the diverse center."