characterized

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Tradwives and mommy bloggers are characterized by a cartoonishly slick and sanctimonious femininity; they perform choreographed dances with obedient children, bake sourdough bread, offer prayers and affiliate codes in the same breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Since becoming president, Trump has essentially replicated the formula that characterized his career as a businessman: promoting his name like a brand, engraved in gold letters on his golf clubs, hotels and merchandise.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Some cases involved vanishing bile duct syndrome, a liver condition characterized by the progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This kind of escalating violence is not entirely new — it characterized the period leading up to fascism in Europe in the 1930s.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The many strikes that characterized the year 1919 came at a time when American industry stood at the threshold of a long period of unprecedented growth and prosperity.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler