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But there was a near 26-percent month-on-month decline in the category of transport equipment that includes military vehicles, aircraft, ships and trains.

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

The company doesn’t break out sales data on the product, but revenue in Apple’s wearables category fell 7% in the fiscal year ended September 2024—the year the Vision Pro went on sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

This categorization didn’t constitute a formal regulation; rather the agency was using its discretion not to go after compounders who used ingredients it deemed safe — those from the first category.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

When I moved back up to Alaska, I had in a strange way fallen into the category of the ignorant tourist.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen