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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
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In an effort to simplify its product naming — an exercise that HP also recently went through — Dell is moving away from sub-brands like XPS, Inspiron and others to a simple Dell, Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max lineup with two additional performance tiers (Plus and Premium) within each category.
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Bob O’Donnell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Across the board, those schools have the most NIL money, with the SEC No. 1 in that category.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Yellow: The answers in this category are all different methods.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In the miscellaneous social science category, the University of Michigan topped the list followed by UCLA; University of Maryland; Harvard University; and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bob O’Donnell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Across the board, those schools have the most NIL money, with the SEC No. 1 in that category.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Yellow: The answers in this category are all different methods.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In the miscellaneous social science category, the University of Michigan topped the list followed by UCLA; University of Maryland; Harvard University; and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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