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[kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] / ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i /


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Apple isn’t just behind — it’s behind in a category it pioneered.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The latest data showed that consumers didn’t entirely pull back in every other category to make up the difference in higher gasoline prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

His enterprise software company, Salesforce CRM 0.51%increase; green up pointing triangle , is the biggest name in a category that Wall Street thinks may get decimated by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“Ternus’s work on Mac has helped the category become more powerful and more popular globally than at any time in its 40-year history,” Apple said in its news release about the transition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Most traditional Protestant hymns and most "barbershop quartet" music is in this category.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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