categorical
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The measure passed Wednesday stops short of a categorical ban that some have sought, but was still met with cautious optimism by traffic safety reformers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
It would be insulting to make broad categorical claims about the Catholic church as a whole.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth employed even more categorical language.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Against that background, the states in both cases framed the dispute at Tuesday’s oral arguments as one about categorical sex distinctions, not transgender status.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
All the air of the fourteenth floor was sibilant with the categorical imperative.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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