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contacting

verb

present participle of contact

as in reaching

to transmit information or requests to you can contact me at this number

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Recent Examples of contacting Right now, his bail prohibits him from contacting Andrew or entering Norfolk. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026 Jones said he's been contacting different property owners in areas where Gracie might be to ask for permission to search their land. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 June 2026 At their arraignment, each was ordered held on $300,000 cash bond and barred from contacting one another or the children. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Actively applying and contacting hiring managers can yield results. — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Kollra ordered Gallagher, who is on house arrest, to surrender her passport and avoid contacting Burke’s relatives. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed. — Allison Palmer july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 In his plea agreement, prosecutors said Damato admitted to contacting a witness following an FBI search of his home, in an attempt to obstruct the government's investigation. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Buckhead Heritage, a historic preservation organization, will make a historic building its new headquarters after reaching an agreement with Atlanta Public Schools.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of reaching

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter Tuesday informing Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown of the decision, citing Anthropic’s close coordination and cooperation with government officials to address risks associated with its models.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
On May 14, a day after students created a San José State University for Gaza encampment, university officials sent a letter to Kil informing her she had been placed on administrative leave.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of informing

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Farmer, who had a right forearm strain, went 2-for-20 with a home run at Columbus while getting reps at catcher.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Reaching such a stage would be the third World Cup final in succession for France, after getting their hands on the trophy in 2018 and losing to Argentina last time around.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of getting

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Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Harry's team had a different version of events, however, telling the BBC that the offer was withdrawn by the palace after it had already been accepted by the duke, further fueling the confusion.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of telling

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Hyundai is addressing the issue by allowing drivers to bring their Tucsons into authorized dealers for free instrument panel cluster software updates.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The historic housing bill, which took effect Wednesday, was written in hopes of addressing California’s housing crisis.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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