mentality
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But his mentality was what really sold Riley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He has been aided by injuries to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who swept the majors in the past two seasons, but a strengthened mentality and dedication to fitness has also helped.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"The mentality is just 'I'm ready'. I'm ready for whatever it's going to take to get the win."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
However, in the wake of widespread layoffs at various companies that employ entertainment writers, this closing of ranks within the world of entertainment publicity creates an “us vs. them” mentality.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sometime during the last glacial epoch, when hunter-gatherers were still living in caves, the Neanderthal tool-making mentality gave way to the Cro-Magnon urge to make images.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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Executing the plan requires rewiring mentalities, erasing almost a generation’s worth of habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"Unfortunately, my surgical placements were all with, let's say, school surgeons who would have different mentalities to what we have today," she says.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
The moment is a remarkable confluence of fact and fiction, driving demands across Italy to protect women and to eradicate patriarchal mentalities woven into society.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
“When I make statements like this, mentalities can evolve. We have to think more creatively and ergonomically. This is only the beginning.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
They—and he—cared about one thing; this fusion of their mentalities oriented their attention on the hill, the climb, the need to ascend.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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