disposition
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That coexistence is made easier by the disposition of the animals, which evolved to be mostly oblivious to unnatural human dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
Among them is the disposition effect, a behavioral investing phenomenon that causes people to sell their winners too early and hold onto losers for too long.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
I smiled each day, fighting desperately to maintain my old behavior, to keep my disposition seemingly sunny.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
“Scarborn” was, in fact, directed by the Polish Pawel Maślona and written by Michał A. Zieliński and finds structural soundness in having two heroes of such different, complementing dispositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
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
The typical theoretical focus when it comes to conspiracy beliefs tends to be toward attitudes or dispositions.
From Salon ● May 5, 2024
Within, Catelyn found Brienne armoring the king for battle while the Lords Tarly and Rowan spoke of dispositions and tactics.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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