characteristic

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Such abrupt rebounds are often characteristic of markets under stress.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In the 1940s, many Americans weren’t too fond of the slightly sour taste that’s characteristic of plain yogurt, wrote Allison Aubrey for NPR.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Stanford spokesperson Cecilia Arradaza said the medical school “prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The granddaughter of a traumatized mouse may still carry a certain characteristic, but her fundamental mousiness isn’t a result of such highly specific ancestral experiences, which operate in the narrowest crevices of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On the basis of differences among the tools and other remains found there, scholars have divided up the “cavemen” into several groups, each named after a characteristic site.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson