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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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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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Wynter interviews Ossoff, endorses candidate on air The day after the runoff, Ossoff joined Wynter on the phone for an interview to talk about the results and his game plan moving forward to the general election in November.
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Its latest involves Styles’ lifestyle brand Pleasing, which endorses joyful, gender-neutral self-expression.
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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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The risks are obvious for any team that signs a player with as much baggage as Sorsby, not to mention uncertainty over whether the NFL will suspend him.
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On top of being co-writers and directors, Alex signs the score and Diego the editing.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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