classification
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Each classification in the Hornbostel-Sachs system has divisions aplenty, followed by subdivisions and further subdivisions, for a total of more than 300 categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Japan had its hottest summer on record last year and in recent weeks many places have had "kokushobi", a new official classification meaning "cruelly hot days".
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Using the Nova classification system, researchers categorized 81% of them as ultra-processed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Amazon, an early adopter, was hiring a principal AI executive to drive AI-tool adoption across production, plus roles in operations automation and LLM content classification, the listings revealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Although there is a large literature on the classification and natural history of spiders, it is scattered and fragmentary and deals not at all with their value as an agent of biological control.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
He shows her ideas taking shape at desks where classifications opened or foreclosed futures, within organizations charged with apportioning the remnants of an inheritance among the living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Unfortunately, most investors don’t focus on these issues; getting clarity about complex legal and regulatory classifications is boring and abstract.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Officials describe the update as a modernization effort intended to streamline outdated or redundant classifications and create a more efficient system for supporting service members’ religious needs.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
US tariffs on Chinese goods are a complex web of overlapping rates and product classifications that have evolved in recent years since Trump launched a trade war in his first presidential term.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Based on those classifications, millions of people were uprooted and relocated.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Expository Writing, List 1
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