classification

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Prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are under debate regarding their classification as investing or gambling.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

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

It normally took years for a political prisoner to raise his status from D to C. We disdained the classification system.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela