characteristic
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Home improvement has the rare characteristic in retail where a customer’s appetite and spending are limitless, and a knowledgeable salesperson can instill confidence in customers to tackle larger—and bigger budget—projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In other words, changes in one characteristic could limit how much another characteristic is able to change.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The experiment searches for dark matter by watching for characteristic flashes of light created when particles deposit energy inside the detector.
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
It was a characteristic speech, and sounded daring, but audacity becomes young people, and Amy’s ambition had a good foundation.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The researchers identified four characteristics that can help determine whether a tilted tropical cyclone is likely to straighten vertically.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Haser says several characteristics of Phobos fit well with the captured asteroid explanation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In the debate over the power and perils of AI agents, many of the characteristics that are supposed to make them dangerously intelligent are being glossed over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
She also denied that physical characteristics such as weight or skin condition could disqualify applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
As a biracial family, the kids exhibited an eclectic mix of physical characteristics and loved comparing which traits they got from what parent.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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