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temperament

[tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt] / ˈtɛm pər ə mənt, -prə mənt, -pər mənt /


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Mr. Gates is late to the ranks of the warners, whom some have labeled doomers to reduce their warnings to a matter of temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s just as relatable to see why two people decide to call it quits because of luck, timing and temperament as it is watching them happily pair off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

Richard’s temperament made it easier—he was a happy kid, always dancing and singing, playful and silly.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

She wrote the script and began searching for performers whose temperaments matched their Red Crescent counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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

Subsequent synthetics display a range of temperaments, from Lance Henriksen’s Bishop, realistic enough to pass for human, to Michael Fassbender’s David 8, the earliest Weyland-Yutani invention to achieve a lifelike version of artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025

I got so I could feel my audiences’ temperaments.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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