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The law also contains problematic exemptions for certain categories of plastic foodware, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Data from the Bank of America Institute showed that lower-income consumers curbed their spending on such categories as restaurants, leisure and travel in March as higher fuel prices ate into their budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Once the dry clutter is gone, what remains tends to sort itself into a few familiar categories:

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Amazon has made numerous announcements in the past 15 years that have driven significant short-term stock drops in categories like grocery and pharmacy, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

There were many others who could not be shuffled into convenient categories, but it was because they were skilled at hiding the signs of their satisfaction or their discontent.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy