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verb

present participle of apprise

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Verb
  • DiZoglio says Massport then allegedly sent letters informing employees and retirees that the records were being reviewed, even inviting them to object to the audit entirely, a point also disputed by the agency.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Jacobs’ 30-day suspension for her actions — and not informing the Bar of her guilty plea within 10 days — began July 2, 2021.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The victim’s identity was withheld by police pending notification of his relatives.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His name was withheld pending family notification.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Other types of boards may focus only on advising or fundraising.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Consulting firms invoke it when advising executives navigating volatility.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The report also noted that developers and security teams are often misaligned, with only a third notifying security before starting AI projects.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
  • While the surprise letters notifying recipients of debt forgiveness are legitimate, consumers should be aware of debt relief scams.
    Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no copyright contingency telling you the dragon needs to have wings or not, or George should be English, French, or Turkish.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That’s also telling us that this family is experiencing demographic change.
    Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Hendrick shared a story about legendary crew chief Ray Evernham instructing his pit crew to run wind sprints to get in shape — something that wasn’t common practice in the 1980s.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • It is addressed to Claude and used at different stages in the model’s training to shape its character, instructing it to be safe, ethical, compliant with Anthropic’s guidelines, and helpful to the user—in that order.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Apprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprising. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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