classification

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Officials gave the dinner a lower security classification than they do for events of national or international significance, another person said, such as the presidential inauguration or the State of the Union address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It is a private nonprofit organization, not a government agency, and its decisions about classification and methodology are subject to debate.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Thanks to long-term conservation and reintroduction efforts, the population has recovered to more than 2,000, though it still remains at risk as a vulnerable species under International Union for Conservation of Nature classification.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Although we criticized it, we could not ignore it: the classification system was an inflexible feature of prison life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela