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

Critics have also voiced concern about the classification of African enslavement as "the gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

Using these patterns, researchers created a classification system that detected early liver disease, advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis with high sensitivity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 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