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classifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of classify

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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as in organizes

to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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Recent Examples of classifies The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026 If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Advocates seek to change how the public understands embryos and, ultimately, how the law classifies them. — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 While the machines look similar, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act classifies them differently. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 This book classifies 365 traditional herbs into three grades, and the goji berry was among the 120 herbs rated in the top grade for their safety and health benefits. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 The development bank classifies a country as upper-middle-income if its 2025 GNI per capita fell between $4,636 and $14,375. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Illinois classifies Kalshi and other prediction markets as unlicensed sports wagering operators offering the same bets as sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel, but without paying taxes or adhering to reporting standards. — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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Daikin Park’s 115 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks sixth.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The Eaton Fire ranks among the deadliest and most destructive wildfires ever recorded in California.

— James Ward, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2026

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Sanchez plays Tere, a cello musician-composer in whose apartment Rosa (played by Rosa Estela Juárez Vargas), a contemporary music composer, arranges her first television interview.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
For those who want the Riviera beyond the shoreline, the hotel arranges bespoke experiences.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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Although antineutrinos rarely interact with matter, physicists can identify them through a characteristic double-light signal that distinguishes them from background radiation.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
What distinguishes Aureus is its proprietary post-maturation finishing regime in casks that previously held Vino de Naranga (orange wine).

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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The King imprisons the miller’s daughter in a room and orders her to prove her magical ability under pain of death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Diagnosis usually starts with a primary care referral to a sleep doctor, who reviews your sleep history and orders a sleep study either in a lab or at home.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

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Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026
To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026

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