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category

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


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This last category of ’90s babydoll dresses, the ones that hung on the racks at Express and Rampage and Merry-Go-Round, weren’t Mod, weren’t punk, and weren’t Kinderwhore.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

To the initial dismay of locals, he created a $400 annual-membership category for out-of-towners and promoted it as a noble way of supporting mom-and-pop golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Or maybe this is exactly the kind of thing Collina had told his referees and VARs to look out for, falling into the category of poor player behaviour.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

These prices rose in May because of a category tied to finance, known as portfolio management, that shows higher “prices” when the stock market goes up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Aames Financial, like The Money Store, belonged to a new category of firms extending loans to cash-strapped Americans, known euphemistically as “specialty finance.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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