characteristically

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But, characteristically, he also frequently continued to stretch the limits of his music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Dame Felicity lived with "her illness with great dignity and acceptance" and "was characteristically classy and elegant to the end", the agent added.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

De Meo, seeming satisfied, later said it had been a characteristically direct intervention from someone like him, arriving with his proverbial big boots rather than ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Still, Musk’s timeline for the Terafab is characteristically aggressive, with initial semiconductor production in late 2027 and volume production in 2028.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

In a characteristically Franklinesque gesture, he bequeathed to Washington his crab-tree walking stick, presumably to assist the general in his stroll toward immortality.

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