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[klas-i-kuhl] / ˈklæs ɪ kəl /




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A onetime “Cary Grantish darling of New York debutante balls,” Young pursued archaeology at Princeton and Columbia, joining the American School of Classical Studies in Athens in 1933.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Jake Kaplan struck out 10, walked one and gave up three hits to lead Brentwood to an 8-0 semifinal win over Trinity Classical Academy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The international research team also included scientists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of Ioannina, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Troy Jensen: Classical and quantum computing have more similarities than differences.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Classical has come to mean, for me, bleached-out and broken.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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