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And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Louis Navellier of Navellier Calculated Investing thinks the stock market’s next move depends heavily on how the Fed will characterize its interest rate policy.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

That team will characterize the water to be released and evaluate the safety of the discharge process and its radiation impact on humans and the environment.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

The last theme that will characterize this economic crisis is the importance of critical metals.

From Salon • May 9, 2020

Whatever be the general temperature of the earth's surface, comparative equability of heat will characterize the tropical regions; while great periodical variations will belong to the temperate, and still more to the polar latitudes.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir