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classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /


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Critics say Japan also differs from many other countries by having out-of-date building regulations that can classify data centres as offices and not industrial facilities.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers classify them according to three main features: hardness, the way they respond to strain, and the structure formed by ions and proteins.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Speaking on state television, she said the group would determine who could return home using a colour-coded traffic light system to classify safety.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

While Tony doesn’t classify as a close friend, we have worked on a couple of assignments together so I know where he lives.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

That’s far from the 20% drop that classifies a bear market, Mayfield pointed out.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

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

He learns the endless terms, the vocabulary that classifies the details of ancient buildings, writing them on separate index cards and making illustrations on the back: architrave, entablature, tympanum, voussoir.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Justice Department told the BBC it was investigating illegal leaks, adding: "Reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

That tension has defined some of the most significant First Amendment battles in American history, including disputes over classified documents, confidential sources and government efforts to identify journalists’ sources.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

The precise defensive capabilities of Air Force One are classified.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

"Although the typhoon has weakened slightly and is now classified as a moderate typhoon, its extensive wind field may still bring strong winds and heavy rain to various areas," Lai said on Facebook.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Over the following hours and days, reading classified cables in his Pentagon office, Ellsberg learned the truth about the South Vietnamese attacks on North Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

In Kentucky, lawmakers recently passed a bill classifying TV-viewing patterns as “sensitive data” deserving of broader legal protections and transparency measures.

From Slate May 3, 2026

"We are also continuing to work with providers who are in the process of correctly classifying courses," a spokesperson added.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Employers have long said that classifying such workers as independent contractors gives both businesses and workers flexibility to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

The chemical has also been detected in human blood and urine, and the German Federal Office for Chemicals has recently proposed classifying TFA as potentially toxic to human reproduction.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2026

Stopping before the narrow garage, he sniffed the fumes from Paradise with great sensory pleasure, the protruding hairs in his nostrils analyzing, cataloguing, categorizing, and classifying the distinct odors of hot dog, mustard, and lubricant.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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