classification

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The nonprofit American Bureau of Shipping is a classification society that sets and enforces technical safety standards for ships and offshore structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Apple and Microsoft, on the other hand, will join the value index—and move from pure growth classification to a blend of growth and value.

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

Later editions of her Surinam book were needlessly reorganized according to different classification systems, garbling and misrepresenting her findings.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman