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category

[kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] / ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i /


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Keith Herron, a finalist in the ready-to-wear category, was head-to-toe in Advisry, his own brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Spanish company gets most of its sales from luxury fragrances, a category that has grown 13% a year on average since 2020, data from Euromonitor shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Moreover, J&J is one of few players in psychiatry, which Cowen views as a “historically attractive category being revitalized by novel mechanisms.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Authorities were able to track down 5,269 people in this category and switch their names to the “found” column.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Or is there a third category that, ethically speaking, is not so clear-cut?

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell