classification
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The four-time Vuelta winner finished in a time of 35 minutes and 41 seconds to reduce the lead of Spaniard Mas, who came 12th, to one minute 37 seconds in the general classification.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
Physicists have spent decades organizing the growing collection of subatomic particles, yet some discoveries continue to resist easy classification.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey’s music has always felt somewhat beyond classification, even to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Thinking about the source of sound production and materials will lead you to the field of organology, or the classification of musical instruments.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
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
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
He shows her ideas taking shape at desks where classifications opened or foreclosed futures, within organizations charged with apportioning the remnants of an inheritance among the living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing classification
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Expository Writing, List 1
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STAAR Grade 6 Reading: Informational Text
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