subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas 
: a primary division of a class: such as
a
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
b
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This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit concerns Google's Web & App Activity (WAA) settings, with the lead plaintiff representing two subclasses of people with Android and non-Android phones who opted out of tracking.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The post goes into detail about each subclass with many of them incorporating homebrewed elements straight from the developers’ creativity.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit concerns Google's Web & App Activity (WAA) settings, with the lead plaintiff representing two subclasses of people with Android and non-Android phones who opted out of tracking.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The post goes into detail about each subclass with many of them incorporating homebrewed elements straight from the developers’ creativity.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024
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subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
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