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Recent Examples of encrypt
That product’s digital identity is encrypted and anchored to Aura’s blockchain.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
In those cases, criminals break into a company, encrypt the data and demand a payment to unlock it.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Berkeley’s decision to fully encrypt has been influenced by multiple factors.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The team has since released their method on GitHub to push more satellite owners to encrypt their data.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
In those cases, criminals break into a company, encrypt the data and demand a payment to unlock it.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Berkeley’s decision to fully encrypt has been influenced by multiple factors.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The team has since released their method on GitHub to push more satellite owners to encrypt their data.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrypt
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That matters because spin is a fundamental property of electrons and can be used to encode and transmit information.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Huge amounts of data could be archived in a compact format for millennia, by using lasers to encode that data into glass.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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An Enigma ciphering machine that was donated to the museum by telecommunications company SIRTI.Photo: Cantalupi, Pavia One of the artifacts from SIRTI collection was a German ciphering machine used in World War II, an Enigma, Savini says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2020
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Montague said dispatchers typically know to code calls as road rage — versus a traditional traffic complaint — when two or more drivers are involved.—
Rose Evans
Updated March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Being able to code no longer makes an applicant stand out.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrypt. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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