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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
dinosaur remains that do not fit any existing classification
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The judge ruled last month that the question of his classification was something for a jury to decide.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
The products have been give a Class II classification by the FDA.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Taxonomic classification puts humans in the order Primates (apes, monkeys, and lemurs) and in the family Hominidae (great apes), which, in addition to humans, includes chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The board alleges that under the participant classification, contestants were deprived of worker protections guaranteed to employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and subject to unlawful contractual terms related to publicity, exclusivity and confidentiality.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
The products have been give a Class II classification by the FDA.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Taxonomic classification puts humans in the order Primates (apes, monkeys, and lemurs) and in the family Hominidae (great apes), which, in addition to humans, includes chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The board alleges that under the participant classification, contestants were deprived of worker protections guaranteed to employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and subject to unlawful contractual terms related to publicity, exclusivity and confidentiality.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Classification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classification. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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