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
Lewis has been contrite about his disciplinary problems, admitting his teammates were the ones to suffer, and he is seeking external help to deal with his on-field temperament.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
But European bison have "a much more difficult and slightly more aggressive temperament".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
This is another reason that modes sounded very different from each other, although that particular difference may be missing today when chant is sung using equal temperament.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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
The nominated Oscar shorts come in three categories — and a lot of subjects, styles and temperaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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
The materials for this story are taken from two poets, the Greek Aeschylus and the Roman Ovid, separated from each other by four hundred and fifty years and still more by their gifts and temperaments.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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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