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


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In addition, 143 microschools, which are a different category in Arkansas, were approved this year to accept tax dollars.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"But by far, the loudest feedback we heard was from people who were enthusiastic supporters of the category, fellow music creators expressing their encouragement for keeping it."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, 48, would be an interesting and surprising choice in this category, she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Detroit dominates the big-SUV category today, including luxury models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

C. Chauncey Burr, editor of the Nineteenth Century Review, and his brother, Heman, fell into this category of enraged skeptics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

In 2025, Muñoz rose to CEO as Hyundai’s electric-vehicle offerings, combined with its affiliate Kia, increasingly provided some of the most serious competition in the U.S. to Tesla in the all-EV categories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Only those assessed as high or medium risk will require the cladding to be removed, but all categories permit the cladding to be flammable.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers also separated MHWs into two broad categories.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

To address mismeasurement concerns, the Bureau of Economic Analysis changed how three price categories are tabulated—legal services, investment services and computer software—and applied the change retroactively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

English, on the other hand, poses a challenge for people like Sasha who don’t see themselves as fitting into neat either/or categories like male or female.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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