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classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /


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Critics say Japan also differs from many other countries by having out-of-date building regulations that can classify data centres as offices and not industrial facilities.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"This has implications for critical real-world scenarios, like when a radiologist can accurately classify masses on an X-ray as benign or malignant fairly automatically, often without extensive deliberation, thanks to years of training," Cox said.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Speaking on state television, she said the group would determine who could return home using a colour-coded traffic light system to classify safety.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

At Blackcliff we learn to classify people: civilian, combatant, enemy, ally, informer, defector.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

That’s far from the 20% drop that classifies a bear market, Mayfield pointed out.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

The biotech, which classifies itself as a neuroscience company, is developing nonaddictive treatments for chronic pain.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Foro Penal said that, as of 20 April, 473 people it classifies as political prisoners had been released, while more than 500 are thought to remain incarcerated.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

This method classifies weight status based on age and body fat percentage, providing a more direct assessment of adiposity.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

He learns the endless terms, the vocabulary that classifies the details of ancient buildings, writing them on separate index cards and making illustrations on the back: architrave, entablature, tympanum, voussoir.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

More than 10,000 short-chain and long-chain industrial chemicals are classified as PFAS.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

The Defense Department recently approved a slate of firms including SpaceX, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for usage of their AI models and other technology in classified settings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The country's classified crisis plans - dubbed 'war books' - are also being updated for the first time since 2004.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

That tension has defined some of the most significant First Amendment battles in American history, including disputes over classified documents, confidential sources and government efforts to identify journalists’ sources.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

On the first day, when Mrs. Janssen told me about Mirjam’s disappearance, she told me that Mirjam loved to read every line of Het Parool, even the classified advertisements.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

In Kentucky, lawmakers recently passed a bill classifying TV-viewing patterns as “sensitive data” deserving of broader legal protections and transparency measures.

From Slate May 3, 2026

Employers have long said that classifying such workers as independent contractors gives both businesses and workers flexibility to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

In the second half of the 19th Century, photography became one of the British Empire's most persuasive instruments for knowing - and classifying - India.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

"However, only in a few cases have the occurrences been thoroughly quantified, which is a prerequisite for classifying them as actual deposits," it stressed.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

I discovered long ago in collecting and classifying marine animals that what I found was closely intermeshed with how I felt at the moment.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck