as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
honesty is one of her defining traits
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
His ideal is for people to develop a full sense of self by acknowledging and balancing their traits — including the darker ones.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
The quantitative risk-takers of the River and those who take physical risks—astronauts, deep-sea explorers, NFL players—have these traits in common.
—Nate Silver, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Once the model has learned the defining traits of your ideal wine enthusiasts, it can be applied to score the entire prospect universe, surfacing the individuals with the highest likelihood to convert.
—Agastya Kumar Komarraju, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
His ideal is for people to develop a full sense of self by acknowledging and balancing their traits — including the darker ones.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
The quantitative risk-takers of the River and those who take physical risks—astronauts, deep-sea explorers, NFL players—have these traits in common.
—Nate Silver, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Once the model has learned the defining traits of your ideal wine enthusiasts, it can be applied to score the entire prospect universe, surfacing the individuals with the highest likelihood to convert.
—Agastya Kumar Komarraju, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rums made from sugar cane juice are also more expressive of terroir and vintage characteristics.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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These offensive characteristics are complemented by his smart movement inside the penalty area, which is visible in his goals for Frankfurt.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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On the right team, that could be a feature, not a bug.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Establishing new traditions by honoring old ones has become a notable feature of Loewe’s Chinese New Year campaign.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stewart's ability to hit for power could be an attractive attribute for a team that hit 160 home runs in 2024 — 25th in Major League Baseball.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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There were clear attributes to like and clear room for growth there all along.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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For retail buyers looking to discover the best-in-the-world quality and expertise that Italian menswear has to offer, Chicago Collective is one of the top buyer’s markets in the U.S. for the ITA to showcase.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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Winter holds a magical quality that seems perfectly suited for love stories.Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This model is called last-click attribution, which gives credit to the last touchpoint a user interacts with before making a purchase.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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But Houthi predation could be curtailed dramatically if America and its allies move to a policy of extended attribution, whereby Houthi actions have consequences not only for the Yemeni terror group itself but for its paymasters in Tehran as well.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trait. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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