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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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"The resignation is definitely a surprise, because it is not in Mr. Modi's temperament to take a back step," analyst Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, who has written Modi's biography, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

You know her temperament better than I do, and if she is a reasonable and levelheaded person, it would do no harm to give her a heads-up.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

And this is not simply a special talent, it is a special talent with a special temperament.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Conservative intellectuals in the U.S. appropriated Disraeli as an exemplar of temperament and principle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 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

But I came to admire him more with age, even as our critical temperaments only further diverged.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

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

But these well temperaments made all keys equally useful, not equal-sounding as modern equal temperament does.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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