classification
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That classification is commonly used to shield a variety of federal records from public release, including those containing personnel information, details about ongoing law enforcement operations and matters protected by attorney-client privilege.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
When used to identify plastics, pharmaceuticals, coffee, flour, and tea, the spectrometer achieved a 100% classification success rate in the reported tests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The recall classification was updated this month to Class ll — meaning exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
A standalone classification could force investment funds tracking the MSCI's emerging market indexes to sell Indonesian holdings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
I believe, on hunch, that an inventory of our major disease problems based on this sort of classification would show a limited number of important questions for which the predictable answers carry certainty.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
The Pentagon this year condensed more than 200 religious affiliation codes to 31, initially eliminating specific classifications for atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans, among others.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The tech sector, as measured by S&P Global’s industry classifications, now trades at a multiple of 21x forward earnings estimates, down from an October level of 32x, according to Truist.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The result highlights why extensive observations across multiple radio frequencies are important, since classifications based on a more limited set of radio measurements can produce misleading results.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
In California, e-bikes and e-motorcycles are divided into different classifications, which limits who can ride them and how.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
One Harvard computer, Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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