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classification

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


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BEIJING—China is on the cusp of becoming a high-income country by the World Bank’s classification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

According to Defra's Bathing Water Quality site, the most recent classification for Leysdown is rated good, based on samples taken from 2022 to 2025.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Four F,” he said—a military classification for those physically unfit for service.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

The tech sector, as measured by S&P Global’s industry classifications, now trades at a multiple of 21x forward earnings estimates, down from an October level of 32x, according to Truist.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

One Harvard computer, Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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