temperament
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“What am I really moving toward that aligns with my values and temperament? We need to have a concrete version of that so we can find something that’s a better fit.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I've known and respected Jay Clayton for decades. His intelligence, temperament and deep commitment to public service will make him a terrific DNI," added Jim Hines, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
"It took some time for him to feel relaxed. His temperament is really more of an introvert player," Deschamps added.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
For generations, the world’s top horse breeders have carefully mixed bloodlines for temperament, strength, conformation and athleticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
J. S. Bach wrote his famous "Well-Tempered Klavier" in part as a plea and advertisement to switch to a well temperament system.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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
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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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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