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[kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] / ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i /


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“With many of the top overall contenders in the adapted category this year, past short-film winner Martin McDonagh could finally earn his first Oscar for a feature,” writes Dave Karger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

However, because those studies examined large collections of cells together, scientists could not fully explain how cancer cells move from one category to the other.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

It’s a different category of tool than traditional software, noted Anna Gát, founder and CEO of cultural technology startup Interintellect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The category assesses boards on social and economic dynamics that could prevent directors from holding management to account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She appointed herself in charge of fruit gathering, not surprisingly, this being the category of housework that takes place farthest from a house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The Buzzmeter panel tracks the top contenders across major categories for both the Oscars and the Emmys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In December, three new categories were introduced - orange for serious conditions, yellow for people who need to be assessed and green for less urgent.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Those measures include performance indicators in categories like people, culture, operations and product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The five-term senator said the categories of products receiving exemptions include corrugated paper cartons, plastic boxes, plastic bags, refrigeration and freezing equipment, packing and wrapping machinery, and seaweed and algae products.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

If you would like to hear some music in the categories above, or you are planning to present this lesson to a class, here are some easy-to-find suggestions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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