as in to categorize
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Those categorized as lower risk were treated with hormone therapy alone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026 -
Prediction markets sell event contracts — so they’re also categorized and regulated differently from traditional forms of gambling.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Those with motors of a certain size are legally classified as mopeds or motorcycles and cannot legally be ridden by anyone younger than age 16.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Most of the people at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Central Pennsylvania don't have a criminal record and are classified as low-security detainees, said Deluzio, who lives in Fox Chapel and represents parts of Allegheny County and all of Beaver County.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Waldorf’s job, treating critical patients in the intensive care unit, had taught her to compartmentalize, to stay cool under pressure.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Up until now the two topics have been largely compartmentalized.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Now tell me which college student is dressing like that to class?—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Further questioning connected him as owner of the typewriter on which a ransom letter was typed.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The keyboard on the TravelMate P6 was perfectly satisfactory in my brief stabs at typing.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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LeVota announced Friday that Legislative Vice-Chair Sean Smith has sponsored a legislative ordinance that would codify all three acts by adding them to the Jackson County Code.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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The game was not yet codified, and teachers let students organize games without interfering in their play.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Trout also said he’s been working hard with outfield coach Adam Eaton to improve his defense, which hasn’t graded out well this year.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Judges grade on speed, mixology, flair and accuracy — as in, how little of the drink spills on the floor — for a $1,500 first-place prize.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Subcategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcategorize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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