1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures
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2
as in to organize
to put into a particular arrangement
the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago
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Recent Examples of codify
Lawmakers have also been trying to codify regulations governing driverless vehicles operating on roads in Chicago and other parts of Illinois.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
This includes re-enshrining, codifying and strengthening our inalienable rights in the United States and abolishing ICE to ensure immigration and the struggle of migrants is treated as a civilian one, requiring support instead of brutality and criminalization.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The document, a person familiar with discussions about the new rules said, is aimed at further codifying rules that limit temporary construction on the Promenade to official partners of the World Economic Forum — primarily large global companies that pay up to seven figures for the relationship.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 May 2026
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
This includes re-enshrining, codifying and strengthening our inalienable rights in the United States and abolishing ICE to ensure immigration and the struggle of migrants is treated as a civilian one, requiring support instead of brutality and criminalization.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The document, a person familiar with discussions about the new rules said, is aimed at further codifying rules that limit temporary construction on the Promenade to official partners of the World Economic Forum — primarily large global companies that pay up to seven figures for the relationship.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 May 2026
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Another pair of wins from KPop Demon Hunters, which are attached to the evil boy band Saja Boys, cracked the top 10 as well, and several members – the group is made up of Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and Samuil Lee – are usually classified as K-pop artists.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Final thoughts For context, my backyard sky falls somewhere between 7 and 8 on the Bortle scale, a nine-level system used by astronomers to classify the brightness of the night sky and the impact of light pollution.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Nystrom researches the draft tirelessly, keeping a spreadsheet of data (ages, game stats, hand widths) on nearly two thousand players, and publicly ranks his top five hundred—nearly twice as many as will actually be drafted.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Other than the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks are the only postseason team that ranks in the top three in points scored and allowed per 100 possessions.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Soon, survey crews showed up, bulldozers were spotted along dusty roads, and the Army Corps of Engineers arranged private meetings.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The spa There’s no spa, but morning yoga and pilates classes are hosted on the rooftop and the hotel can help arrange in-room massage treatments.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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But his team distinguished themselves through superior organisation with and without the ball, exploiting space to play to the specific strengths of their personnel.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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That framework, Yeon says, distinguishes Korean commercial cinema from other markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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If there are Porthilly oysters on the menu don’t even think about ordering another starter.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Hester has been privately dealing with mental lapses and throbbing headaches, refraining from telling her family about the medical tests her doctor ordered.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The film plays out like a tale where too much has been relegated to the margins and left between the cuts, where the performances shine but their emotional foundations have been laid in reverse.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Parikh is just one of many election deniers who were long relegated to the fringe and are now—with Trump back in office and still not over his electoral defeat six years ago—embedded inside the government.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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