characterize

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McCardel recalls Karp using the German military term “Auftragstaktik” — or mission-type tactics — to characterize Palantir’s FDE playbook.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"At this point, it matters where every atom is, and it's really hard to characterize."

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

“In Vegas, the way I’d characterize the business is peak events, peak weekends, big conferences,” Reeg said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Scientists used to quote a phrase of Thomas Hobbes’s in order to characterize the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers as “nasty, brutish, and short.”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond