temperament
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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
Itauma's trainer Ben Davison, who also worked with Joshua and Fury, believes he has the temperament to handle what comes next.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
I don’t understand humans with the temperament to play 18 holes on the regular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“And what does a person with such a romantic temperament seek in the study of the classics?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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
Everything is just a little more obvious, including the two American sound guys bearing the brunt of the artistic temperaments running riot in the studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
"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
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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