Challenge: Existing classification models only consider the temporal variations of existing data . current models focus on English corpora, leaving time as domains unexplored .
Approach: They propose a framework to generalize classifiers over time on four languages, English, Danish, French, and German.
Outcome: The proposed framework can generalize classifiers over time on four languages, English, Danish, French, and German.

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