as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
compartment the responses according to country of origin
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No arrest has been made, but police classified the offense as first or second-degree murder in the police report.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
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Kaprizov classified the play as lucky.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of that trio, Hill, a submariner who ranked second last season in induced groundball rate (48 percent) among relievers, is likely to see immediate action.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Haiti was included for the first time and was ranked as one of the countries with the least press freedom in the Americas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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With not a lot of airtime to transition her protagonist from reasonable to out of touch with reality, Jonas relegated much of her character’s contemplative qualities to the asides and exaggerated her more base characteristics by adding in some reckless behavior.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the Jim Crow South of the 1940s and 50s, Austin’s Black citizens were relegated east of Interstate 35.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Unlike previous years in which attendees raised a hand and asked their questions one by one, this year the questions were submitted in writing and grouped by topic — such as budget, public safety and infrastructure — to be answered by category.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Why Fiberlayering Is Better Than Fibermaxxing Fiber is often grouped as soluble, insoluble, and resistant starch.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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In Argentina, the visit caused surprise and even dismay, particularly among those who appreciated the national team captain for not getting involved in politics, a trait that had distinguished him from his predecessor, Diego Maradona.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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This palm is distinguished by its edible one-inch fruit, which turns black when ripe and whose taste is likened to dates.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Affected raw oysters were sold in Washington, while the Manila clams were distributed to restaurants and retailers in California, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington, according to the FDA.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Those gains are distributed to remaining shareholders — and are a taxable event, likely generating both short- and long-term capital gain distributions.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2025
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With that, the trio of Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas come swaggering and smiling from the wings, strolling to the tip of a catwalk together, the professional differences that splintered their brotherly union for a spell neatly compartmentalized for 2 ½-hours of polished pop digested by adoring fans.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Compartmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmented. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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