characteristic
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In other words, changes in one characteristic could limit how much another characteristic is able to change.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Although the photographs share the unnerving intensity characteristic of his films, Lynch understood the two disciplines as distinct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But there's one characteristic that unites nearly all the children: they do not attend school.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Although I haven't gone 12 rounds and I haven't taken one on the chin, I don't think that's a characteristic you need to become a heavyweight champion," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
I picture her saying, with that characteristic wave of her hand.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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She also denied that physical characteristics such as weight or skin condition could disqualify applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Studies of those earlier visitors also uncovered unusual characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
So, in short, while one can speculate about car and circuit characteristics all one wants, no one will actually know until qualifying on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
This gives the TaIrTe4 magnetic properties while allowing it to retain its underlying electronic characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The characteristics of his speech were more and more uncertain, and they came together and combined to form words that were gradually losing all meaning.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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