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characterized

[kar-ik-tuh-rahyzd] / ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪzd /




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Svalbard’s only university banned Chinese students last year, after Norway’s domestic intelligence service characterized them as a security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The author argues that contemporary American business and government leaders are fundamentally characterized by an absence of character, which the author defines as steadfastness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, honesty, and integrity in dealings with others.

From Los Angeles Times

Wingstop management has characterized the decline as cyclical rather than structural, noting that part of the weakness stemmed from lapping two years of exceptionally strong results.

From Barron's

This provided clear evidence of acromesomelic dysplasia, Maroteaux type -- a very rare inherited disorder characterized by severe short stature and significant shortening of the limbs.

From Science Daily

The mayor characterized Bondi’s retort as a “knee-jerk reaction” from an attorney general faced with damaging public trust concerns at her department.

From Los Angeles Times