characteristic
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The abnormal deposits, called Rosenthal fibers, are a defining characteristic of the disorder.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
A key characteristic of Green SM is that it employs all its professional drivers as full-time, W-2-based employees, unlike Uber and Lyft’s gig-worker model.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Each has a characteristic combination of lipids, creating a recognizable chemical signature.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Dodgers actually hit into three double plays Sunday — an entirely characteristic plot point for an older, slower team that hit into a league-leading 128 double plays this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Not even the car’s characteristic wheeze that I’d come to know well.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Scharp identified eight characteristics of estrangement, or areas in which adult children who are pulling away from their parents change their behaviors or feelings:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The crew also conducted nutrition-focused research and examined how physical characteristics may affect blood flow during spaceflight to help keep astronauts safe and healthy on future missions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The researchers confirmed that extreme debris disks have three defining characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
SK hynix said in a statement sent to AFP it was "taking various measures to more objectively identify the characteristics of disease occurrence" and was fully cooperating with government inquiries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Instead, he probed the explosive characteristics of U-235 and soon realized that a bomb could be made from roughly a pound of the separated isotope.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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