characterization
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Discord, at the time, said it was "disappointed" by the directive and that it rejected the agency's "characterization" of the platform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Union and district leaders have pushed back against the county letter, including its characterization of the labor agreements as unaffordable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
CEO and co-founder Grant LaFontaine rejected the characterization, saying the company is focused on building a good user experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security rejected the allegations, defending its immigration enforcement efforts and criticizing the ACLU’s characterization of federal operations.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Not in a rote way, by aping the characterizations, exactly, or even the plot, mechanically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The piece argues that Pratt showed sufficient composure and charm while displaying deference to moderators and occasionally yielding speaking time to Bass, though the article notes he occasionally lapsed into mockery and made unsubstantiated characterizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Intuitive characterizations – “A lie is something that isn’t true” – fall short.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Across the backends of the internet, cheeky characterizations of Norris-as-god still abound: Chuck Norris can believe it’s not butter, Chuck Norris doesn’t dodge bullets—they dodge him, Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
This was the decision that caused Hamilton to repeat his earlier characterizations of Burr as the unprincipled American Catiline, which in turn generated the newspaper reports containing the offensive word “despicable.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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Literary Terms, Grade 7, Unit 1
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