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category

[kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] / ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i /


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One common trend is the reduction or loss of plastids -- a category of plant organelles that includes chloroplasts, which enable photosynthesis in most plants.

From Science Daily

Only one category has announced its nominees so far - the Brits Critics' Choice.

From BBC

However, sports blew the other categories out of the water in March 2025.

From MarketWatch

Art sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s this year, ending a two-year slump with gains across most categories.

From Barron's

The second category is geography, the vastness of the country taken as a symbol of its variety and richness.

From The Wall Street Journal