taxonomy
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“We need to work out a clear taxonomy and stick within our lanes when it comes to enforcement,” said Selig.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
"That begs some more interesting, intriguing questions that you wouldn't have even known to think of until we figured out the alpha taxonomy," Werner said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
He is now widely regarded as the founder of modern taxonomy after introducing the binomial naming system and formally describing more than 10,000 species of plants and animals.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
Plainly, what’s needed is a taxonomy of AI slop: which manifestations are merely nuisances, which are actually entertaining, which are threats to social or political order.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
But what Aristotle is attempting is a basic taxonomy of forms of argument: and like so much in his book, those forms are so familiar to us that we have long ceased to notice them.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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