sign for
phrasal verb
signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.
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The apostrophe policy was reported last month by a local news site, The Stray Ferret, after a resident complained to the publication about the new sign for St. Mary’s Walk.
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Ratner said the surge in healthy sea lions is, on the surface, a good sign for the animals’ population and the health of their habitat.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Ratner said the surge in healthy sea lions is, on the surface, a good sign for the animals’ population and the health of their habitat.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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