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categorical

[kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor-] / ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈgɒr- /


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People will talk about inflation when the latest CPI numbers come out, or interest rates after Federal Reserve actions, but you can always come back to that core question and the categorical answers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The reputational-risk defense that shielded a decade of categorical exclusion is gone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

So, again: What is the constitutional distinction that allowed the court to spare the Fed from its otherwise categorical execution of agency independence?

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

"Kim's core message was a categorical rejection of reports of US-China discussions on North Korean denuclearisation as 'false information'", he said.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

The doctor, a great Jewish doctor, a prisoner like ourselves, was categorical: “We have to operate! If we wait, the toes and perhaps the leg will have to be amputated.”

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel




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