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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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Noun
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Direct words simplify next steps.
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Toby Tran, who also lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, echoed Nitran’s words.
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Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
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Shanette Williams endorses Jon Ossoff.
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Your phone holds your email, passwords, photos, banking apps and personal data.
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Sandoval alleged that Victoria would access and change his phone and social media passwords without his knowledge, as well as track him with an AirTag.
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If Goldin signs the qualifying offer to return to the Heat on a two-way contract, Miami would have two players signed to two-way deals in undrafted Miami Hurricanes standout guard Tre Donaldson and Goldin.
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When the Governor signs, the money, which is currently earmarked for a Florida Enterprise Rail Fund, would be distributed by the FDOT.
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With the aid of a machine learning model, the electric nose registers the response of each substance related to a particular food or scent profile.
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Continue roasting until the sausages are deeply browned, and an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F for pork, beef, or lamb sausage or 165°F for poultry sausage.
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“Countersigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersigns. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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