classify
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Based on its features, scientists classified it as a thescelosaurid, a group of two-legged dinosaurs found in East Asia and North America that may have had fuzzy coverings.
From Science Daily
The vice president pretended to pivot from “a longer discussion” of the subject, but then he immediately started pontificating about the culture’s “desire” to classify “celestial beings who fly around “as aliens.”
From Salon
With an incidence of one in 36,000 births, Leigh syndrome is classified as a rare disease under European guidelines.
From Science Daily
Moor Mother’s discography, much like her professional life, is difficult to classify.
From Los Angeles Times
Private-credit funds use nonuniform methodologies to classify loans, leading to discrepancies and investor concerns about diversification.
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