temperament
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But the 45-year-old mother of twins, who attend L.A. public schools, is more policy wonk in temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Nonetheless, the party is planning to up its social media game, but do so in line with what it sees as its authentic temperament and values.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
But European bison have "a much more difficult and slightly more aggressive temperament".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tennis great John McEnroe is hardly known for his mellow temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The decision bore the hallmarks of his overarching ambition: a top-down approach, beginning with the most complex and variant traits conceivable—intelligence, temperament, physical prowess, height.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Without sense, it could be a myopic rumination on climate change mixed with a treacly buddy comedy, where two opposing temperaments clash into a discordant, aggravating mess.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
The nominated Oscar shorts come in three categories — and a lot of subjects, styles and temperaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
A key to Mr. Barnes’s books is that in style as well as form he is a hybridizer, able to combine seemingly contrary temperaments into a single writing voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
"They all had quite different temperaments for different points in the film," she noted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
They are of incompatible temperaments, and both need “tranquility for our work.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Vocabulary lists containing temperament
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Mixer," Vocabulary from the short story
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Vocabulary from the First Presidential Debate: September 26, 2016
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