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Recent Examples of authentication
That intrusion began with phishing calls to the company’s technology help desk by hackers who pretended to be employees requesting a reset of their authentication credentials.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Fingerprint authentication seems to work fine, but my desktop doesn’t have a fingerprint reader.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
The apps pay fees as people go through the authentication process; users aren’t charged.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Fingerprint authentication seems to work fine, but my desktop doesn’t have a fingerprint reader.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
The apps pay fees as people go through the authentication process; users aren’t charged.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authentication
Noun
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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From Bugenhagen’s perspective, these patterns contribute to hesitation and uncertainty, particularly for individuals seeking long-term relationships, as the process becomes less about connection and more about verification.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Maverick Award was a validation.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Governance must be architectural, with checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions, audit logs across all agent actions, and validation layers before execution.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office and the Draper City prosecutor both declined to file charges against Paul in April, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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From coast to coast, her shows have sold out in record time, proof that Lucy Darling’s blend of wit, sweetness and old Hollywood glamour has struck a chord with audiences.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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The network accomplishes this with the help of zero-knowledge proofs, a cryptographic process whereby a transaction can be marked as valid without revealing the contents of the message itself.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Investigators said officers entered Anderson’s name into a database and showed the victims an MVA photograph for identification.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Due to the truck’s location by a ravine near the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area, the recovery of the vehicle and body was reportedly delayed, initially stalling identification of the remains.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The detainees—from Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar and eight other nations—were found in restricted compounds, some lacking passports or proper immigration documentation.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those messages outline a project to have Russian artists perform in the pavilion from May 5–8 and then install multimedia documentation of those performances, to be seen from windows outside the closed pavilion.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lilly and Novo commended the FDA's confirmation that there is no clinical need to compound these drugs.—
Mariam Sunny,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lilly and Novo commended the FDA’s confirmation that there is no clinical need to compound these drugs.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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