disposition
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The bird was also known for its disposition, especially toward men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
When Doris did speak, her acerbic disposition could stop any further conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It’s a wistful, country-folk paean that offers both a wry yet realistic assessment of the disposition of collections someone leaves the planet.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
A comparison is either an argument for Bloom’s potential or a warning about its price, depending on your disposition.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The captain staggered his purchases, rather than find himself with cargo of singular culture and disposition.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
After adjusting for closed acquisitions and dispositions, production fell by 98,000 barrels or 4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
This was based on a series of dispositions - or land transfer deeds – showing the property had been transferred to them by the surviving trustees.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Unlike Marxism or reform liberalism, it has no systematic ideological program; rather, it is a set of dispositions and attitudes.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
The agency finally approved the company’s marketing of tests to determine genetic dispositions to 10 health conditions, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and certain blood clotting disorders, in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Three days past, he had summoned all his captains to a war council aboard the Fury while the fleet lay anchored at the mouth of the Wendwater, in order to acquaint them with his dispositions.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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