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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote.
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Recent Examples of identification
It may be attached over the card reader, hidden behind the pump face, wired into the pump’s internal electronics, or paired with a tiny camera or keypad overlay to capture your personal identification number, or PIN.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Officials said Werstine possessed fraudulent identification documents at the time of his arrest.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Los Angeles Administrative Code's Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund has a standing reward of up to $25,000 for anyone with information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect, according to police.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
That led to the identification of Johnston, who police located by checking hotel registries around the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Officials said Werstine possessed fraudulent identification documents at the time of his arrest.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Los Angeles Administrative Code's Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund has a standing reward of up to $25,000 for anyone with information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect, according to police.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
That led to the identification of Johnston, who police located by checking hotel registries around the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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Similar to Chinese citizen ID numbers, each robot will receive a unique identification code with 11 additional characters.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Like the 1976 original, the new car has front-wheel drive, but the ID.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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But according to a document sent to players by the PWHL Players Association last month, which was reviewed by The Athletic, there will be a series of signing windows and no traditional expansion draft, a departure from last year’s process.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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An independent review of over 30,000 documents concluded the breakdown arose not from safety or financial concerns, but from a collapse of trust.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Although Alexis’ remains have not been recovered, the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed there has been no official documentation of her death within the state, according to the outlet.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Healthcare documentation is notoriously burdensome, adding as much as 30% to total health spending in the United States and costing clinicians as much as a third of their time.—
Elizabeth MacBride,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Medical Record Verification And Early Validation Medical verification is another area where technology is transforming the process.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Meta has also paid college athletes to post about app store age verification legislation.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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The model is one layer in a stack that includes validation, business rules, exception handling and continuous learning.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The objectives of the Vortex-D will be aerodynamic design validation, hypersonic technologies validation (including flight controls), flight control laws validation and key systems qualifications.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The challenge is no longer just authentication, but confidence in the legitimacy and context of every interaction.—
Stephane Gervais,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Freezing your credit, using strong passwords, turning on multifactor authentication and watching your accounts all help.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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In a rare move, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond concluded that trial attorneys hid evidence that might have led to an acquittal.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Do not treat fear like evidence.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Yet his account is dead-on accurate, and for proof one need only look to the original Progressives, who were open in their disdain of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The proof-of-concept code exploits the Browser Fetch programming interface, a standard that allows long videos and other large files to be downloaded in the background.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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