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classification

[klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The classification may sound like a technicality, but it matters because hundreds of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds base their allocations on the indexes’ classifications.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But detainees at several facilities reported waiting days or weeks before receiving their classification, housing assignment and medical screening, the report says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

To better understand what is driving these changes, the team used a novel classification method that combines types of anticyclonic and cyclonic air mass circulation with a regional climate model.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Ms. Véliz warns that her book straddles genres and defies classification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

This classification refers, of course, to the werewolf in its transformed state.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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