nature
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“There will be games for us where we do better than we expected. There will be lots of games where we do worse than we expected. That’s the nature of it.”
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Yang: It changes the register and the tone by nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Inside Exxon, he eventually earned the nickname “Iron Ass” because of his occasionally cantankerous nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
As you can see, it was Penelope’s nature to try to cheer herself up when feeling glum.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Psychology
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