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[klas, klahs] / klæs, klɑs /








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Santoshi Dotel, 17, was in accounting class when the evacuation order came.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

In a side room I glimpsed a religious-education class being led, with older participants seated before a lecturer who had scriptures projected on a screen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Walter hardly stood out in his graduating class of about 350 students.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Boomers have the money, GLP-1s are creating a new class of aesthetic patients, and Father Time remains undefeated.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

I text everyone that I’m fine, and then head for class.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Over 1.4 million students were attending classes remotely, with many schools closed due to worsening air quality, an education ministry official said this week.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

In 2019, about 10% of pupils at English state schools were classed as "persistently absent", meaning they missed at least 10% of classes.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The city is also developing AI literacy classes for high-school students to teach them how the technology works and educate them on its risks, ethical considerations and how it could have an impact on careers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

So far in 2026 these two asset classes are in a dead heat.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

In fact, for the first time ever, I skip not one, but two classes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

After being granted leave to remain, asylum seekers are classed as refugees and must leave UK Home Office accommodation - at this point they can turn to local councils for assistance.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The crossing is classed as a "user-worked crossing with miniature stop lights" and has a risk rating of B4, which Network Rail categorises as having a "high individual risk" and a "very high collective risk".

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The player many classed as the world's greatest had failed when it mattered most for him.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

According to the UK government, almost all reservoirs in England and Wales are officially classed as having water levels below normal or low.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Reductio ad absurdum, by this token, would be classed as a figure of thought, whereas isocolon—a sequence of phrases the same length—or alliteration would be figures of speech.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

The locations, especially as photographed here by cinematographer Leo Zhang, make for a crafty way of classing up a low-budget feature.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Taylor said classing submersibles also addresses standard operational and emergency procedures.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2023

It added that the classing agencies "slowed down innovation… bringing an outside entity up to speed on every innovation before it is put into real-world testing is anathema to rapid innovation".

From BBC Jun. 21, 2023

Even though they're a sturdy, workman's shoe, they have a knack for quickly classing up any golf outfit, pairing just as well with casual shorts as they do with high-end trousers.

From Golf Digest Sep. 12, 2017

At any rate, classing the Trinil skull as human, it may be described as tending towards the simian type more than any other known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various




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