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This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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Highlight Your Key Attributes Hiring managers are looking for certain traits in almost every role, such as dependability, strong communication skills, flexibility, and openness to feedback.
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Kathy Caprino, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Cats are known for being selective in their affections, often choosing a favorite person based on specific traits like consistency, attentiveness, and socialization experiences.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
This is actually a pretty smart evolutionary trait, developed to help protect us from potential threats.
—Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
These are traits typical of those people who qualify as malignant narcissists.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kathy Caprino, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Cats are known for being selective in their affections, often choosing a favorite person based on specific traits like consistency, attentiveness, and socialization experiences.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
This is actually a pretty smart evolutionary trait, developed to help protect us from potential threats.
—Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
These are traits typical of those people who qualify as malignant narcissists.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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