characterized

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The Powell Fed characterized the 2021 and 222 inflation surge as “transitory,” contending the accelerating price growth trends were a short-term effect and would ease as supply chains normalized.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

An absence and abdication of leadership has characterized her 3½ years as mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

From several centimeters to several meters, this flooding is generally characterized by several waves, and the first waves are not necessarily the largest.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Though the artists’ longstanding beef stretches back for more than a decade, it’s been largely characterized by indirect subtleties in songs, coupled with generally unfriendly public-facing rapport.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

My guess is that Judge Key had already characterized me as misguided and uncooperative simply because I didn't get off the case, as he had directed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson