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classified ads

  • plural
    of classified ad.
    classified ad
    noun
    an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or the like generally dealing with offers of or requests for jobs, houses, apartments, used cars, and the like.

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To keep watch for rustlers, Brittain scans the classified ads in the back of Livestock Weekly for ones that look suspicious.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

As time passed, newspapers became the primary source of job listings, with classified ads matching workers to trades, factories and domestic service.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

EU antitrust head Margrethe Vestager said Facebook had impeded other online classified ads service providers.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2024

Jobs come and go, parents hunched over the classified ads as they seek work that pays a greater fraction of a living wage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2024

Back home, he spread the classified ads out across the kitchen table.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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