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classified

[klas-uh-fahyd] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
top-secret
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A spokesperson for the University of Sunderland confirmed that its part-time education studies course had been classified as distance learning and was therefore ineligible for maintenance loans.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

To start, they’ve been masquerading as a vegetable when they are actually classified as botanical fruits.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It classified 78.3% of Ms. Ballard’s book as AI-generated, although if you dig into its analysis you will find that for many passages it indicates only “medium confidence” in that assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Based on its features, scientists classified it as a thescelosaurid, a group of two-legged dinosaurs found in East Asia and North America that may have had fuzzy coverings.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The girl sitting next to me, the one that would later be classified Blue, seemed to recognize a sign at one point because she leaned over me to get a better look.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken