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[klas, klahs] / klæs, klɑs /








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Santoshi Dotel, 17, was in accounting class when the evacuation order came.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

LSU has shelled out more than $40 million in NIL payments to its roster this season, an outlay that helped it build the top transfer recruiting class in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Treasurys have been another preferred asset class for central banks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 6, 2026

Walter hardly stood out in his graduating class of about 350 students.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Everything was a blur during the rest of gym class.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The researchers saw this pattern in both aggressive forms of breast cancer and slower-developing classes - an unexpected result because quiescence had previously been linked more closely with slower-growing disease.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Over 1.4 million students were attending classes remotely, with many schools closed due to worsening air quality, an education ministry official said this week.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

As a university student, he developed a platform for students to share notes and insights from their classes with others, according to a TEDx talk he gave in Paris in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

In its first few months, the park has hosted intimate jazz shows, Kemetic yoga classes, art workshops and album listening parties where artists like Childish Gambino and Vince Staples have performed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

“What about the rest of your classes and lessons?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

In 2019, about 10% of pupils at English state schools were classed as "persistently absent", meaning they missed at least 10% of classes.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Reservoir levels have also continued to decline, with almost all across England below normal and five classed as "exceptionally low", according to the agency.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

According to the UK government, almost all reservoirs in England and Wales are officially classed as having water levels below normal or low.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Over the morning, the clinic vaccinates 10 infants, some of whom are classed by the NHS as "overdue".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“Jody classed me off. Ah didn’t. Naw, Pheoby, Tea Cake ain’t draggin’ me off nowhere Ah don’t want tuh go.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

The locations, especially as photographed here by cinematographer Leo Zhang, make for a crafty way of classing up a low-budget feature.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Taylor said classing submersibles also addresses standard operational and emergency procedures.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2023

But that doesn't mean this falls outside the classing system.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2023

Even though they're a sturdy, workman's shoe, they have a knack for quickly classing up any golf outfit, pairing just as well with casual shorts as they do with high-end trousers.

From Golf Digest Sep. 12, 2017

No one would, of course, dream of classing Keble with Kirke White.

From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson




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