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classification

[klas-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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That classification is commonly used to shield a variety of federal records from public release, including those containing personnel information, details about ongoing law enforcement operations and matters protected by attorney-client privilege.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The recall classification was updated this month to Class ll — meaning exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A standalone classification could force investment funds tracking the MSCI's emerging market indexes to sell Indonesian holdings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Establishing the animal's identity required years of detailed analysis, comparisons, classification, and documentation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

That was 1953, then I heard no more for seven years, when I received another classification card in the mail.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Specimens preserved for decades or even centuries can give researchers a way to revisit old classifications, compare physical traits, and resolve questions that earlier scientists could not answer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

When asked about the classifications of countries as frontier, emerging or developed, Schwartz said he didn’t like two features of the classifications.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

In California, e-bikes and e-motorcycles are divided into different classifications, which limits who can ride them and how.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Scottish Mountaineering Club requires climbers to reach 1,072 summits across six different hill classifications to complete the "full house".

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Though he was entirely self-taught, never learned Latin, and had scant understanding of Linnaean classifications, he was a prize plant collector, with an uncanny knack for finding and recognizing unknown species.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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