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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

That classification allowed the project to bypass mandatory rezoning public hearings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A major milestone came in 2022, when the team published a comprehensive symmetry classification of altermagnetism and identified hundreds of materials that could potentially exhibit it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 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

This classification concerns Pitched instruments or Unpitched instruments.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The Pentagon this year condensed more than 200 religious affiliation codes to 31, initially eliminating specific classifications for atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans, among others.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The "failure was one of communication, not application", he said, adding that the ministry was working hard to search through documents across multiple IT systems and classifications at "huge expense".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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

If “yes” is checked, the contract states that a list of subcontractors — including their names, contact information, license numbers and classifications — must be provided to the homeowner upon request.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 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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