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Searching for comparisons, I flashed back to the theatrical work of Peter Handke, who in unclassifiable performance pieces like “Offending the Audience” forcefully deconstructed the spectator-spectacle relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s unclassifiable metaverse hit joined a rare club last month: It’s the 55th film in Oscar history to earn more than 10 nominations.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Some of the best shows to debut in France in the past year brought unclassifiable feats of virtuosity onstage, like “One Song,” which played at the Avignon Festival.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

None of this is particularly objectionable on the surface: Gen Z stand-in with an unclassifiable career who loves zero-tailpipe emissions!

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

His next, the unclassifiable "Crock of Gold," was given the De Polignac Prize in 1914.

From Mary, Mary by Colum, Padraic