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[klas, klahs] / klæs, klɑs /








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The series started out being about class but "then they suddenly thought, hang on a minute, this is about life", she said.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“How do we get from the Columbian Exchange to Al Qaeda? What would motivate people to create a terrorist group? Why would America be a target?” he asked his class.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

At Harvard’s reunion festivities in June, President Alan Garber sat for a Q&A, posed for a class photo and told alumni of the university’s efforts to embrace “sincere and rigorous debate.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“It’s for a class on the Holocaust,” she explained.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

She’s trying to make me question things I know are right, the same way Jonah did every time we were on opposite sides for a debate in history class.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

David continued with the classes, then paused his membership a few months later.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

“Where before we were hypothetically worried about these classes of misuse, I think we’ve moved away from hypothetical to real,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Around the country, students who learn about the artwork in history classes are gearing up for school trips, while businesses are bidding to capitalise on some of the fervour.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Liam Sloan, principal at Bolton College, said not many students missed more than half of classes, but those who were absent often had mental health challenges or part-time jobs.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

I took pride in acing my classes, plus our family needed every extra cent.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

A report by Dame Rachel de Souza said around 42,000 16- and 17-year-olds were officially classed as studying at college, but were not showing up at least half of the time.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Before she got a job, the 20-year-old from Glasgow was one of growing number of young people classed as Neet, meaning they are not in education, employment or training.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

As mentioned above, they are built on a basis of carbon atoms, which are also the indispensable building blocks of the living world, and thus classed as “organic.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

Anthony Hopkins, classing up the joint, plays Emperor Vespasian, who is preparing to die and is considering which of his two sons will succeed him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

Defence barrister David Emanuel QC said classing the deceit as rape was "taking it too far".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2020

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

Hence the classing of the fleeces or raw wool followed by the elaborate processes of selection, i.e. “sorting” and preparation, which precede the actual spinning or twisting of the yarn.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various




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