- plural of category.
categories
Example Sentences
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Hamburgers, chicken, salads—those are the primary categories for us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Our financial condition, including profitability, may be affected as we expand into new markets, new product categories or new business models, or when competition further intensifies,” Shein said in the filing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
James C. Scott called this legibility, the way institutions flatten complicated people into categories they can manage.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, vaccine outcomes can still vary widely among people who fall into the same general health categories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Things fall into categories of black and white—bad mood, bad temper, loses control, feels sad, feels blue.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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