- plural of characteristic.
characteristics
Americannoun
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Instead of asking them to decide if someone of similar characteristics to McIlwaine "might" have reacted similarly, the question posed was "would" that person have acted in the same way.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a note published over the weekend titled “Something’s gotta give,” he argued that, while equity-market characteristics are “unsustainable,” there are also concerning developments in credit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
For banks with massive balance sheets such as JPMorgan, private-credit firms can present an opportunity to expand the credit box, approving people with lower credit scores or other characteristics that the bank would normally reject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The department said it found a similar pattern when it compared applicants with the same test scores, undergraduate grades and socioeconomic characteristics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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