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In recent decades, scientists have increasingly sought to classify organisms according to genuine evolutionary groups, or clades, that contain a common ancestor and all of its descendants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Despite largely controlling the tasks and pay, the platforms typically classify the workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
All of them must have pedals to classify as an e-bike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Arbitrators allowed Bodner to classify his leaving JPMorgan as voluntary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
At Blackcliff we learn to classify people: civilian, combatant, enemy, ally, informer, defector.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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The United States for years refused contact with Hamas, which it classifies as a terrorist organisation and which led the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sunscreen is regulated as a cosmetic in Europe, leading to more variety than in the U.S., which classifies it as an over-the-counter drug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That’s far from the 20% drop that classifies a bear market, Mayfield pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The European Chemicals Agency classifies the chemical as harmful to aquatic life.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
He learns the endless terms, the vocabulary that classifies the details of ancient buildings, writing them on separate index cards and making illustrations on the back: architrave, entablature, tympanum, voussoir.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Researchers classified a severe medical outcome as one involving life-threatening effects, significant lasting disability, or death.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Drones capable of flying at least 300 kilometers and larger drones are classified separately, remaining controlled for export.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Since mid‑July, Rijkswaterstaat, the national water management agency, has classified the situation as an "actual water shortage".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The school’s population includes about 30 students classified as homeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
At CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, Burton Gerber was reading a classified cable sent directly from Rome.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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"It is therefore highly probable that we will end up classifying it as a megafire."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Later in the fall, OpenAI changed the designation of GPT-5, classifying it as less dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In addition, the German Federal Office for Chemicals recently proposed classifying TFA as potentially toxic to human reproduction.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
In Kentucky, lawmakers recently passed a bill classifying TV-viewing patterns as “sensitive data” deserving of broader legal protections and transparency measures.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
She was tasked with sorting and classifying them, with her unit’s help.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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