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[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /


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The bigger concern, however, is not how the IRS would classify the payment, but whether the two of you later disagree about what the money was intended to cover.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

I was an early adopter of “bop” back when we were still using the word to classify the singular bounciness of Carly Rae Jepsen songs in 2015.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“We classify indicators as trend-following or momentum gauges, overbought and oversold metrics, and relative strength inputs,” she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Moor Mother’s discography, much like her professional life, is difficult to classify.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Indeed, Amazonians typically do not make the distinction between “cultivated” and “wild” landscapes common in the West; instead they simply classify landscapes into scores of varieties, depending on the types of species in each.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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