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classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /


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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

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

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

"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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