classifying
- present participle of classify.
Example Sentences
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In Kentucky, lawmakers recently passed a bill classifying TV-viewing patterns as “sensitive data” deserving of broader legal protections and transparency measures.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
Many veterinary clinics won’t treat them, classifying pigs as livestock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
In the second half of the 19th Century, photography became one of the British Empire's most persuasive instruments for knowing - and classifying - India.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
"However, only in a few cases have the occurrences been thoroughly quantified, which is a prerequisite for classifying them as actual deposits," it stressed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
“I saw how scared the PSFs were of the Oranges, and I messed with the scientist who was running the classifying test.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
