third class

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But on Thursday, officials announced that they had used advanced forensic technology to identify one of them as David Walker, a 19-year-old mess attendant third class from Norfolk, Va.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

“Some people had it ranked as the third class in the country and I think it’s showing,” Oats said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

He says balancing school and work saw him score a third class honours in law.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

Discharged as a petty officer third class in 1946, he enrolled at Washington and Lee University, where he received a degree in engineering.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

Elementary and middle schools could put the January through April-born students in one class, the May through August in another class, and those born in September through December in the third class.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell