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classification

[klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The team believes this new classification could reshape how scientists understand the evolutionary history and global distribution of plated dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Nearly everything he read was stamped with a secret classification such as: “McNaughton Eyes Only” or “Eyes Only of the Secretary,” meaning McNaughton’s boss, Robert McNamara.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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