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characterization

[kar-ik-ter-uh-zay-shuhn, -truh-zay-] / ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ- /






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The company’s disclosures on Sunday contradict Nvidia’s previous characterization of the relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

Rather than engage in a diplomatic spat, Visit Norway embraced the president’s characterization, promoting restrooms that include the award-winning Stegastein viewpoint toilet overlooking Aurlandsfjord and the triangular Golden Toilet on Senja Island.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Augustin disputed that characterization of the presentations and said he’s provided only factual information about the measure so residents can understand the choices before them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists reported the first molecular characterization of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats, a condition primarily recognized in humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

I feel as though I’ve spent much of my summer taking shots at “Obsession” gussying up its thin characterizations to fool people into thinking it’s anything more than your standard horror sludge.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

There’s a vocabulary and a shorthand in how characters are depicted in TV series, especially in crime thrillers where the police-procedural aspects are supposed to embellish the characterizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

There are as many as a half-dozen microphones or more dotted around the stage, to aid in Mr. Holden’s vocal characterizations as he darts between them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

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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