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as in passing (down)
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as in reporting
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At least four people called 911, including one woman who followed Lee and gave 911 workers a detailed description of his location, but no officers were sent to help, according to reporting from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune at the time.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026 -
A lot of seniors are apprehensive about reporting things, Miller said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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So this is about informing, educating, and activating people.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Success will be measured by how effective the office is in informing the public and policy leaders about the consequences of inaction on urgent priorities, from our schools to hospitals and the grid.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Yuba County coroner’s officials will release the woman’s name after notifying next of kin.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Commissioners argue the mayor moved out of town more than a year ago without notifying officials.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The pressure to keep exile concealed—to keep it invisible—mounts when disclosing the reasons motivating the journey would put travelers at risk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The clinic and McNichol’s attorney said the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, often called HIPAA, means health care providers are prohibited from disclosing information about a patient’s health, unless the patient agrees in writing.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI first released ChatGPT in late 2022, revealing the huge commercial potential of AI large language models that could help write emails and computer code and answer questions.—
Matt O'Brien,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The chitchat Dana makes with Emma about working through COVID is also revealing.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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As spring begins creeping up on winter, Elizabeth Hurley is manifesting sunnier days ahead with a NSFW twist on dopamine dressing.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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On the left, that dislike has metastasized into an all-out fury, which is manifesting itself in all kinds of intolerable ways.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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In addition to imparting a fuller appearance almost instantly, the formula contains ingredients known to strengthen breakage-prone strands, ultimately allowing hair to grow to new lengths and reach its healthiest, bounciest potential.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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What perhaps mattered more than the incendiary headlines or the sheer number of stories both tabloids immediately devoted to this event, however, was the misinformation each was also imparting to the public.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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California State University has settled a lawsuit with its faculty union that restricts the university from divulging personal information to federal agencies investigating antisemitism on campus without the employee’s knowledge, union leaders said.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The siblings also claim the estate made the agreement null by filing public petitions and divulging confidential information in open court.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Handing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handing%20down. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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