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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension
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The original song category features 15 tracks culled from 89 submissions.
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Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
There are also already noticeable losses in this category.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Five room categories range from family-friendly entry-level lofts to more spacious suites.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Many also noticed popular result categories were missing, including information on users' top genres and albums, as well as Sound Town that matched users with cities based on their top artists and genres.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
There are also already noticeable losses in this category.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Five room categories range from family-friendly entry-level lofts to more spacious suites.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Many also noticed popular result categories were missing, including information on users' top genres and albums, as well as Sound Town that matched users with cities based on their top artists and genres.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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