variants
or IDing
as in identifying
to find out or establish the identity of
studies that show that eyewitnesses are surprisingly unreliable when called upon to ID the perpetrators of crimes
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Verb
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Given the sheer number of stocks offering dividends, identifying the right ones is not always straightforward.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
10 May 2026 -
This week’s hack into information from almost 9,000 schools included personally identifying data.—
Susan Svrluga,
Washington Post,
9 May 2026
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This is about finding a better balance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The amount of debris caused the delay in finding the second body.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The challenge is distinguishing imbalances rooted in fundamentals from those created by policy distortions.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Barrière’s distinguishing factor is its marketing, according to Davis-Urman, who has a background in fashion.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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“ID'ing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%27ing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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