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categorize

[kat-i-guh-rahyz] / ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /


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Adams was reluctant to categorize his sensibility, but he acknowledged that he gravitated toward plays “that have some invitation for design innovation while being centered on human beings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There’s been little new science on the 19 peptides since the FDA’s 2023 decision to categorize them as unsafe.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Apps like Rocket Money can link bank accounts, categorize spending habits and flag unused subscriptions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The model requires human input, but once trained, the AI can categorize parts at a speed and scale that human workers could never match, Demaree said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Lists of figures—which made up much of the substance of rhetorical handbooks down through the ages—are an attempt to categorize or give a system to the impossibly wide range of things that language can do.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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