categorical
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The campaign’s statement was followed hours later by a categorical denial from the congressman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth employed even more categorical language.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Trying to look manly and tough when your entire regime, from the top on down, consists of shifty characters with a wide range of obvious personality disorders might seem like a categorical error.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Against that background, the states in both cases framed the dispute at Tuesday’s oral arguments as one about categorical sex distinctions, not transgender status.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 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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