character
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McDermott was previously at Tottenham Hotspur and says that even when he was in club football, he was a "big believer" in players going abroad to "develop character" and "independence".
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
The King described the late pop icon as an "electrifying character" and recalled that the guard at Buckingham Palace played her hit Simply the Best following her death in 2023.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The book’s photographs show what the balance sheets leave out: the ingenuity of these buildings and the character they gave their surroundings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
As best as I can explain, I was moved by how much the woman appeared to identify with Depp’s lonely character and how she’d filled her time teaching her pet to pirouette.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
But then I snapped back, realizing Aunt Kitty was still in character for the latest case.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Other Chinese characters are pronounced exactly the same way but mean entirely different things.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
Both Ms. Chastain and Mr. Hedlund have always seemed to know what projects to take and what roles to play and haven’t been allergic to portraying less-than-pleasant characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Snoopy alter ego Joe Cool will join the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this month as brand demand for Peanuts characters continues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Instead, the film puts flesh on the bones of some characters who, in Dickens’ book, just pop in and out like straw men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The first four characters were SS2K, just like in the pictures Kat had shown them.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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