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
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
A child's temperament, special educational needs, family support, finances and their own upbringing can all influence family life.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Your forbearance in this matter shall be a testimony to the equilibrium of your temperament, and provide us with yet another example of the amplitude of your generosity.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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
"You have to find out all the temperaments, the couple's ideas, how well this would match and then put your plan together."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Different habits, different temperaments, different ways of seeing the world.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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