characteristic
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The white mold Penicillium candidum, which forms the characteristic rind on the soft cheese studied, produces chitin, a dietary fiber that may act as a prebiotic.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He had willed it into existence in his characteristic way, fast and without faultfinding inspectors to impede his vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
El-Sayed is eager to face Rogers, predicting, with characteristic moxie, that in the future, if “you say ‘Mike Rogers,’ it’ll be like: ‘Remember when Abdul just completely demolished that man’s political future?’
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the midst of this willful confusion, one Madisonian conviction shone through with his more characteristic clarity—namely, that slavery was an explosive topic that must be removed from the political agenda of the new nation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
He said Cash App was developing Tags before TikTok magic-wand videos went mainstream, as the company was looking for ways to take the unique characteristics of the Cash App debit card “to the next level.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
But Schlittler was tall, standing a 6-foot-6, and he had other physical and mechanical characteristics that led the Yankees to believe he could throw harder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
They then placed those characteristics onto two of the largest available species level insect family trees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Decisions, including whether an item is potentially counterfeit, are made by trained specialists based on objective criteria and specific brand or product characteristics, such as stitching, logos and materials used in the design.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the future we may well be able to assemble nucleotides in any desired sequence, to produce whatever characteristics we think desirable—a sobering and disquieting prospect.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing characteristic
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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