as in attitude
a particular way of thinking
politicians trying to understand the mind-set of voters She had the mind-set of a champion.
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Nobel Prize winner was hiking in Yellowstone with phone set to airplane mode.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
That vocabulary implies that the entire group of protesters has a single mindset.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2025
Newcastle were short of midfield cover and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
That vocabulary implies that the entire group of protesters has a single mindset.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2025
Newcastle were short of midfield cover and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Her predecessor Magufuli had made life hell with his socialistic attitude.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sources who witnessed this, speaking anonymously to protect their position like others consulted for this article, say there was a frank exchange between players, with particular criticism aimed at junior members of the squad over their attitude and application in the build-up.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Kings coach Doug Christie — who was on that early 2000s team that nearly made the Finals — was one of many coaches and players throughout the NBA this week given the difficult task of answering questions about their perspectives of the ongoing legal case.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But ask area residents how living or working in the City of Souls – surrounded by the unblinking fact of their own future – has impacted their perspective on death, and most respond with a shrug.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Mind-set.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-set. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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