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Ashbery was always cast as a member of the “New York School” of poets, a category whose very definition and constituents have long been debated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chicken now holds its own as a fast-food category.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Investors should keep in mind that competition is fierce in the fast-fashion category.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yet simply placing someone into an immunosuppressed or healthy category did not reliably predict the outcome.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the first place ribbon in the novice tatting category goes to...Miss Lula Gates! Let’s have a big cheer for Miss Lula Gates!”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Hamburgers, chicken, salads—those are the primary categories for us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Our financial condition, including profitability, may be affected as we expand into new markets, new product categories or new business models, or when competition further intensifies,” Shein said in the filing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
James C. Scott called this legibility, the way institutions flatten complicated people into categories they can manage.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, vaccine outcomes can still vary widely among people who fall into the same general health categories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Since he’s leading the conference in all categories, no one seems to mind that he was acting bonkers for most of the school year.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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