classification

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Using a new classification approach, a study determined that artifacts from more than 12,000 years ago were actually dice used by North American hunter-gatherers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The classification of these side effects as "uncommon" for Restless Legs Syndrome was correct, it added.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Careful classification, known as taxonomy, is essential for understanding the animals that live in the CCZ.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

The Pentagon later labeled Anthropic as a supply-chain risk to national security, a classification previously reserved for foreign entities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Later editions of her Surinam book were needlessly reorganized according to different classification systems, garbling and misrepresenting her findings.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman