character
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For months, Chinese social-media users have been buzzing about the U.S. “kill line,” a phrase used in videogames to describe the point at which a character can be killed with a single blow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
A petition has been launched asking the council to reconsider the installation, claiming the posts are "altering the character" of the green.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
“He built a company of risk-takers and a culture where character matters and nobody rests in the pursuit of excellence.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Sam is supposed to be in his mid-40s, but the character now says he’s 70 to accommodate Kani, who has returned to a role he first played in the 1983 South Africa premiere.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The bond market had created what amounted to a double agent—a character who seemed to represent the interests of investors when he better represented the interests of Wall Street bond trading desks.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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