classification

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But the English group’s slippery music resists stylistic classification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The storm reached "violent typhoon" status, the highest classification used by the Japan Meteorological Agency and roughly equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Though we despised the classification system, most of the men had by that time risen to at least C level, where they were permitted to study.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela