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characterization

[kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuhn, -truh-zey-] / ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ- /






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To determine which explanation was correct, the researchers used an advanced combination of sample preparation and materials characterization techniques.

From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026

Jolie later pushed back in her own court filings, disputing Pitt’s characterization of Shefler.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

It described all of those wedges as “already deployed at an industrial scale,” a characterization that some experts said stretched the facts in the case of carbon capture and storage.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

By a 5-2 vote, the board rejected the evaluation of county’s own staff, which had sided with an L.A. school district characterization of the school as “chronically underperforming.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

And besides, it wasn’t like the world was waiting with bated breath to read yet another essay about the importance of characterization in Spoon River Anthology.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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