classification

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And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

This comes ahead of MSCI’s decision next week to determine if Indonesia will hold on to its emerging-market status or drop to a frontier-market classification, a demotion that analysts say will spur heavy capital outflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The findings, published in the Cambridge University Press journal Antiquity, show that the helmets were manufactured between the late 14th and early 15th centuries, completely overturning their long-standing Roman classification.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The reduction in categories comes amid broader national debates over identity classification, institutional representation, and how government systems reflect demographic complexity.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 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