disposition
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Once that disposition exists, it is only a tiny step to corrupt action.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
This legislation requires the “humane disposition of carriage horses” and prohibits their sale for slaughter or for use in another horse-drawn-carriage business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Her will was very clear regarding the disposition of her possessions, and we have already done that.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
“The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell,” the high court wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
His unconventional attire evolved over time; his disposition remained unchanged.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
After adjusting for closed acquisitions and dispositions, production fell by 98,000 barrels or 4%.
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
But France supports a certain number of dispositions that reinforce obligations of the financial sector in the framework of this directive.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
He liked them in all their shapes and dispositions simply because they were people and not machines.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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