be classed

Example Sentences

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She said there should be more research and awareness around the condition and would like it to be classed as a disability one day.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Although endometriosis can be classed as a disability, it is not automatically recognised as such.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But this could mean British students studying abroad would also be looked at less favourably because they would also be classed as IMGs.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

But, as a benchmark, it is understood that the wave of attacks on UK retailers in the spring, which affected Marks and Spencer, The Co-op and Harrods, would be classed as a significant incidents.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Reductio ad absurdum, by this token, would be classed as a figure of thought, whereas isocolon—a sequence of phrases the same length—or alliteration would be figures of speech.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith