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classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /


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A roller coaster that when it was created in 2000 “demanded an all-new category just to classify its one of a kind nature,” giving rise to the “giga-coaster.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The bigger concern, however, is not how the IRS would classify the payment, but whether the two of you later disagree about what the money was intended to cover.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

I was an early adopter of “bop” back when we were still using the word to classify the singular bounciness of Carly Rae Jepsen songs in 2015.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion recognizes that the Constitution “almost never permits a State to discriminate on the basis of race” and reaffirms that “strict scrutiny” applies whenever governments intentionally classify citizens by race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Staring at the worms, they tried to classify the shapes.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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