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characteristic

[kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik] / ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk /




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Birds such as larks and jackdaws, along with mammals such as the European hamster, are often regarded as characteristic of agricultural landscapes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Discrimination against a protected characteristic is against the law, external, meaning an employer cannot treat you less favourably based on your age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Nearby, Mars will stand out with its characteristic reddish appearance.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Patients must meet certain criteria for a diagnosis: a combination of clinical symptoms and lesions characteristic of MS that show up on an MRI scan of the brain and spinal cord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

No one had believed it when Dad said yes, but in retrospect it was entirely characteristic for my father to move, in the space of a day, from no TV or radio to full-blown cable.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But the combination in Sao Paulo of some new parts, the circuit characteristics suiting them, and Norris excelling in the wet in qualifying and race, put him back in the game.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The results highlight the potential of precision medicine, an approach that considers individual characteristics, including genetics, when determining which treatments may be most effective.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Scientific tests were carried out in the Orcadian Basin area of Scotland, but researchers failed to find a location with the same characteristics of the stone in that area.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

After one year, the team measured these physical characteristics again to identify changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

I did not speak the language of biology or understand the characteristics that grouped one shark with another.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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