temperament
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“He’s just such a cool horse,” Koch said, noting the gelding is known around the barn as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” because of his chestnut coat and a temperament Fenton describes as “sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
By this point, Cox had once again shown he has the technique and temperament for the highest level - he was patient as Pakistan dried up the scoring immediately after lunch.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In terms of temperament, what stood out, considering the context of our conversations, was how mild-mannered he seemed.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Talent often comes saddled with a high-school temperament and watchful parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A branch of the University of Texas was built and a new suburban-style mall opened, but the hearty, hair-trigger temperament of the place still remained intact.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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
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
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
The more subtle management skill was to match temperaments with the groups.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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