classifies
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The U.S. imports about $3 trillion of manufactured goods each year, and McKinsey classifies about a quarter, or about $750 billion, of those as the country’s “Achilles’ heel.”
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
This method classifies weight status based on age and body fat percentage, providing a more direct assessment of adiposity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
For some owners, the reckoning comes gradually—an animal that no longer fits through a dog door, a fence that needs reinforcing, a zoning notice from a town that classifies pigs as livestock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed counsel on whether a sex-based classification in sports necessarily classifies based on transgender status.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
In Plato’s allegory of the metals, the philosopher classifies men into groups of gold, silver, and lead.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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