Example Sentences

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The broad categories measured by Snider and five fellow analysts were share prices, trading activity, investor sentiment and corporate sentiment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Private-label competition has intensified across grocery categories, particularly in snacks.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

However, there are two “catch-all” categories — “No Religion” and “Other Religions.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The author organizes shocks into three categories that will resonate with readers who have watched the world economy convulse in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The divisions of the 1790s did not match up with Jefferson's categories, either, since those supporting and those opposing a more powerful national government had all been good Whigs.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis