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Pristane and phytane have another important characteristic that makes them attractive targets in the search for life.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

“The defining characteristic of Starlink is that declining unit costs drive higher—not lower—economic productivity across the platform,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Petersen-Smith said that, in the context of the global war on terror, the term low boil is useful because it describes a type of second stage that has been characteristic of recent U.S. wars.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

In characteristic fashion, Stokes was in the middle of a tireless spell on Sunday, attempting to haul his team back into the third Test, when the news broke.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

In the midst of this willful confusion, one Madisonian conviction shone through with his more characteristic clarity—namely, that slavery was an explosive topic that must be removed from the political agenda of the new nation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Which are not always the characteristics carried down through the ages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

EEA studies compare an event's characteristics, such as its probability and intensity in the current climate, to a "counterfactual" world without human-caused emissions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

Beyond explaining one of gold's most recognizable characteristics, the research could have important implications for catalysis.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

The scan also revealed unique characteristics, including a Y-shaped arrangement of supporting bones known as laminae.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos