disposition

Once that disposition exists, it is only a tiny step to corrupt action.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

A cheery disposition didn’t keep Friedman from seeing that a “tyranny of the status quo”—the title of one of the books he wrote with his wife, Rose—often blocked the adoption of good policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell,” the high court wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

A comparison is either an argument for Bloom’s potential or a warning about its price, depending on your disposition.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

In the disposition of capital cases in the United States, the median elapsed time between sentence and execution is approximately seventeen months.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

After adjusting for closed acquisitions and dispositions, production fell by 98,000 barrels or 4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This was based on a series of dispositions - or land transfer deeds – showing the property had been transferred to them by the surviving trustees.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Unlike Marxism or reform liberalism, it has no systematic ideological program; rather, it is a set of dispositions and attitudes.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

The agency finally approved the company’s marketing of tests to determine genetic dispositions to 10 health conditions, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and certain blood clotting disorders, in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

Until she knew whether this king was friend or foe, Catelyn was not about to reveal the least part of Robb's dispositions.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin