characterized

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The two sides have exchanged drone and missile fire, though each has characterized the actions as limited and defensive rather than a collapse of the truce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Powell Fed characterized the 2021 and 222 inflation surge as “transitory,” contending the accelerating price growth trends were a short-term effect and would ease as supply chains normalized.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Another member, Mark Jensen, characterized it as “like high school” but with “a lot of retired attorneys with time on their hands.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

From several centimeters to several meters, this flooding is generally characterized by several waves, and the first waves are not necessarily the largest.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Pedro Tercero grew thin and lost the good humor and sweetness that had characterized him up till then.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende