characteristic

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This unusual characteristic stems from its extreme optical anisotropy, meaning its properties vary dramatically depending on direction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Eventually Goad made a decision: She scrapped the characteristic purple in favor of a delicate lilac named “Lilith,” picked by a committee of girls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

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

The bit about the ghost trying to look at itself in the river of death is a subtle touch which is quite characteristic of him and quite unlike any Greek writer.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton