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Instead, it reports results by sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability and English-learner status—the categories Washington requires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Le Caillec said he was “very confident” that the company will see strong returns on the stepped-up investments it plans to make in categories including marketing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

"Dairy prices are actually more stable than many other food categories, and more competitive internationally than people often realise," he told the BBC, adding that prices were determined by a number of economic factors.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

That question of who we are as an individual or a nation has never had a single answer, and the very categories people use to answer that question have been subject to change, sometimes rapidly.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Once again the people are not sociological categories.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker