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


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With penalties too, it is clear to see why he is dominating the budget forward category.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

This is the second biggest category of retail spending after autos, so it carries a lot of weight.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

“Netflix has so much more content than some of the other competitors that in every category, they’re always going to be either the leader, or be close to leading in that category,” Rojas said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

It was the one category of tea I could never learn to love.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Among major categories, retail sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers were down 1.8 percent from the prior month.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Lower-priced categories, which sell in higher volumes, have performed poorly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Quirky characters are particularly important to businesses in categories like insurance that sell no tangible product, said Jenna Lebel, CMO for U.S. retail markets at Liberty Mutual.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Delta had only a handful of price categories on the shelf.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The MTV Movie and TV Awards become the first major acting awards to eliminate gendered categories for performance.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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