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"This experiment develops techniques to better characterize the fidelity of hard quantum states under noise, increasing confidence that the quantum computer is solving a computationally hard problem."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Hartig told lawmakers that while the White House report is under review, "we unwaveringly attest that it does not fairly or accurately characterize the full body of work at the museum."

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

“I wouldn’t characterize myself as optimistic,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Others would characterize the plague less as a turning point than a speed bump that slowed Europe’s inevitable ascent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“A blood type that you would characterize as rare?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

“We do not believe the inquiry accurately characterizes our actions or practices and will cooperate through the appropriate process.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

It characterizes the lower court as engaging in “a string of speculation” about what the federal agencies might do when, and how that speculation illustrates that the state’s claims aren’t ripe for review.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Griffin’s countersuit claims that the classmate’s lawsuit characterizes her as “a fraud and a thief.”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Mr. Sorey’s band moves from down-home blues to church-service uplift to the sort of energized ritual that characterizes “creative music,” a practice for which Mr. Sorey is now a forceful lodestar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The economist Kenneth Arrow has proved a very powerful generalization which shows that something like the above situation characterizes every voting system.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Orange County authorities this week touted the success of a novel effort to get e-bikes — which they have characterized as a dangerous and deadly weapon — off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Economists broadly expect the data to show a continuation of the export-driven strength and weak domestic demand that have characterized China’s economy this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The company later characterized the departure as a “business decision,” but declined to explain what business consideration prompted such a sudden termination.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, said the labor market is characterized by “choppy hiring.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

She can be characterized as follows: cheerful, good-humored, kind and willing.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

What this means for the crucial holiday shopping season is a potential period of restraint, she said, characterizing the period as “a very cautious, very conservative growth opportunity versus previous years.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I don’t think it was as simple as Reddington, perhaps, is characterizing the note, or as the media is characterizing the note.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

"CMDR's laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art chemical instrumentation for quantifying and characterizing microplastics in environmental samples," explains Lynch.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

So do the bubblelike conditions that seem to be characterizing the U.S. stock market and private credit market.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

I voiced these thoughts to Hugh, who denounced both me and the crowd, unironically characterizing the atmosphere as "carnivallike."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris