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trait

[trayt, tray] / treɪt, treɪ /


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Another is a newer U.S. trait specific to an energy crisis—self-sufficiency in oil and natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

That suggests the trait appeared sometime after lactoferrin emerged during mammalian evolution.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

MarketWatch: What trait shows up the most among the successful entrepreneurs you studied?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Although not as impressive overall as other 2-0 sides, that ability to win games at the death is a familiar trait with Philly - and will make them dangerous all season again.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

She had the doctor trait which some dogs possess; and as a mother cat washes her kittens, so she washed and cleansed Buck’s wounds.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

In Guitarrica’s music, masculinity is expressed differently, as if reclaiming some of its toxic traits for queer liberation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

To understand what might be producing these unusual traits, the researchers examined the minerals present in the disks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

They may act impulsively, be manipulative, or even outright lie to advance their careers - but how can you tell the difference between an unpleasant co-worker and someone displaying psychopathic traits?

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Anthropic showed the religious leaders what the company called “emotional vectors,” or specific artificial neural-network prompts designed to simulate traits like love, fear and anger.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nurse Sue Ann Duckett despised Aarfy, and that was another one of the numerous fetching traits about Nurse Duckett that Yossarian enjoyed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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