characteristic
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In characteristic Ionesco fashion, the work proceeds through intensification, a steady ratcheting up of the situation, rather than through traditional narrative development.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
While many of the tracks here reveal the musician’s characteristic intensity, it is a happier and more joyful sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Beyond this region, stars become older again with increasing distance, forming the characteristic U-shaped age profile.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Trump had a more characteristic description of the dynamic in Texas.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
He and two companions had dragged the fire-eater back here, where Capricorn had, in his own characteristic way, questioned him about Silvertongue and the book.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 11-20
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