recessive
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His recessive Hig needs more charisma so we can care about him as a character, not just an idealized hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Laron syndrome is recessive, meaning that for people to present symptoms they must have inherited the gene from both parents.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But Mr. Franklyn-Miller has such a recessive air that he seems like he’d have difficulty commanding the average coffee shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Must be a recessive gene,” Rafe replied, then pulled the ketchup bottle closer to his plate.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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