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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

Food and drink Name two more delightful words in the English language than ‘breakfast buffet’.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Here's what the people building these things had to say, in their own words.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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In this case, the malware in question is called Lumma and is designed to steal browser sessions for popular websites, passwords, authentication cookies, browser autofill information, saved payment data, and crypto wallets.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
During her tenure, the office accidentally leaked voting system passwords, mailed voter registration postcards to 30,000 non-citizens, and lost a critical report taxpayers paid $25,000 to produce.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026

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If the Heat signs 14th and 15th players to nonguaranteed contracts, Miami would have the ability to replace them with different players on minimum deals during the course of the season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
When one of the field's most rigorous skeptics signs the alarm, the disagreement is no longer about whether.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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