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countersigns 1 of 2

noun

plural of countersign

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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard the guard demanded the countersign

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countersigns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of countersign

as in endorses

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Noun

No discussion of nuclear deterrence should ever lose sight of the human lives behind those words.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Those 20 words--all but three of them single syllables--summon a flood of thoughts and images and memories and ruminations.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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The American Cancer Society endorses both 2D and 3D options and says cost should not restrict access.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
While Levine Cava joined then-Commissioner Higgins in 2024 to block the Adrienne Arsht Center’s fledgling plan to erect a pair of digital billboards off Interstate 395, now Levine Cava endorses the signs.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

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The elderly driver, consumed by guilt, signs his house over to Yu Jie and covers his medical and living costs each month.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Each move is credited to the generation of whoever signs the contract, and customers must be 18 to rent a truck, so the youngest members of Gen Z aren’t captured.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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Heat, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone).

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

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