characterize

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McCardel recalls Karp using the German military term “Auftragstaktik” — or mission-type tactics — to characterize Palantir’s FDE playbook.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s difficult to characterize these results as meaningfully differentiated from Orfo or oral Wegovy until we get a more robust data set for aleniglipron,” wrote the RBC analyst.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Because Australia doesn’t allow foreign bases on its soil, officials publicly characterize the coming U.S. deployments as rotational—but the preparations suggest U.S. submarines could be at Stirling for a while.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Like the changes in seed dispersal, these changes in germination inhibition characterize wheat, barley, peas, and many other crops compared with their wild ancestors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond