characterize

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“Gambling” is a term that has been used to characterize certain futures contracts going back to the origins of the CEA.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

"Our goal was to better characterize some of the underlying processes of how gut bacteria affect human biology," says Veronika Young, first author of the study together with Bushra Dohai.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 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

Until job creation spreads well beyond healthcare, it would be hard to characterize the labor market as anything but lukewarm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“A blood type that you would characterize as rare?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson