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trait

[treyt, trey] / treɪt, treɪ /


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Casemiro has a tendency to play direct passes often - which can be a good or bad trait depending on a team's tactics.

From BBC

But it is a trait that Darnold has long exhibited, according to his high school coach Jaime Ortiz, who remembers his former student as a wildly gifted but quietly driven kid.

From Barron's

Every desirable human trait now has champions who marshal clinical studies and colorful anecdotes to show readers how to get more of a good thing in their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Disney board chairman James Gorman said in an emailed statement that D’Amaro’s decisiveness and clear thinking were among the traits that impressed the board when it selected him as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the other hand, football runs deep into those most American of traits: tradition, competition and, yes, some bloodlust too.

From The Wall Street Journal