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classification

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


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This formal classification means that students receive specialized English language instruction during the school day, largely funded by the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

To settle long-running disagreements over gentoo classification, Vianna joined forces with co-senior authors Rauri Bowie, a professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley, and Elie Poulin, a professor at the University of Chile in Santiago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Spanish rider Enric Mas of Team Movistar maintained his 2min 6sec general classification lead on Felix Gall, with Primoz Roglic a further four seconds behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

How much room a country occupies in the index changes over time, depending on the strength of its economy and companies, said Raman Aylur Subramanian, head of market classification taxonomies at MSCI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Although there is a large literature on the classification and natural history of spiders, it is scattered and fragmentary and deals not at all with their value as an agent of biological control.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The result highlights why extensive observations across multiple radio frequencies are important, since classifications based on a more limited set of radio measurements can produce misleading results.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 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

Unfortunately, most investors don’t focus on these issues; getting clarity about complex legal and regulatory classifications is boring and abstract.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Based on those classifications, millions of people were uprooted and relocated.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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