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disposition

[dis-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən /




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In 2017, Bishop Jones published The Patronising Disposition of Unaccountable Power report which aimed to ensure "the pain and suffering of the Hillsborough families is not repeated".

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

Instead, his company paid a $5,000 fine and Perry completed the state's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in what he called a "last-minute, at-the-courtroom deal that was never supposed to happen, but it did."

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2023

Disposition effect: An extension of loss aversion, this is where investors are reluctant to sell assets that have lost value, preferring instead to wait for a return to break-even.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2021

Some schools use lengthy surveys like the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, which claims to test for qualities like “truthseeking” and “analyticity.”

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

The Measles have been communicated by 62 Inoculation in some Countries, where it is of a very malignant Disposition; and that Method might also be very advantageous in this.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)




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