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Recent Examples of classification The complaint argues that Uber's classification of drivers as independent contractors allows the company to sidestep the benefits like overtime and vehicle maintenance costs and oversight required for traditional employees. Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025 One of the most overlooked challenges in data strategy is taxonomy, or the classification/naming of fields that lead to specific data extraction. Andy Watts, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Such designations can result in lower mortgage rates and reduced down payment requirements compared to rental or second-home classifications. Adeola Adeosun robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 The president’s statements immediately raised legal and diplomatic concerns—primarily because the attacks appeared to target civilians, despite the administration’s classification of those killed as narcoterrorists. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for classification
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Noun
  • The table below breaks down the comparisons by category, in necessarily broad strokes.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The two categories are term and permanent life.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leaf blowers of any kind may disturb wildlife habitat and contribute to soil erosion by removing organic matter and exposing the top layer of soil.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There are slumps, patches of mediocre play, doldrums of various kinds.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Classification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classification. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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