disposition
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It’s a wistful, country-folk paean that offers both a wry yet realistic assessment of the disposition of collections someone leaves the planet.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
That coexistence is made easier by the disposition of the animals, which evolved to be mostly oblivious to unnatural human dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
A comparison is either an argument for Bloom’s potential or a warning about its price, depending on your disposition.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Among them is the disposition effect, a behavioral investing phenomenon that causes people to sell their winners too early and hold onto losers for too long.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The dog was a stray, though sweet enough in disposition once fed, and for two weeks it had been my constant care and practice to nurse him as a special pet.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
ConocoPhillips’ quarterly production fell 4% to 2.25 million barrels of oil equivalent per day after adjusting for acquisitions and dispositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
This was based on a series of dispositions - or land transfer deeds – showing the property had been transferred to them by the surviving trustees.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The agency finally approved the company’s marketing of tests to determine genetic dispositions to 10 health conditions, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and certain blood clotting disorders, in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
It is incumbent upon parents, educators, community leaders, policymakers, and so many more to engage in productive ways and model the desired dispositions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
“Now I’ve made my dispositions according to custom, and if any man or woman seeks to disagree, they may do so freely.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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