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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
But the approach also yielded errors, with some children being released to adults who forced them to work illegally, or to people who provided clearly false identification and addresses.
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
For instance, Publicis is reducing its reliance on external data and building its own user identification ecosystem with Lotame.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Our point of identification is the leaders — Do and Ti, united in their crazy power game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
Early identification of progression improves the likelihood that bracing will be successful.
—Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
For instance, Publicis is reducing its reliance on external data and building its own user identification ecosystem with Lotame.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Our point of identification is the leaders — Do and Ti, united in their crazy power game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
Early identification of progression improves the likelihood that bracing will be successful.
—Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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Your messages, photos, emails and app data sit in your hand, protected by Face ID, passcodes and Apple's security layers.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Keen is joined on Agenda’s leadership team by Vice Presidents Emily Teichner (Amazon MGM Studios, Strategy PR), Natalie Petozzi (Ginsberg/Libby, Entertainment One) and Kevin McAlpine (Amazon MGM Studios, ID PR, Focus Features, Ginsberg/Libby).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Court documents allege Evergreen Grocery and Deli claimed to have served more than 3,000 meals twice daily, seven days a week.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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According to the report, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the clinic after a call that Aponte was experiencing breathing problems, but the document indicates first responders found a much more serious situation upon arrival.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The e-gates will use real-time biometric verification to match CLEAR+ members' face with their ID, allowing passengers to verify their identity in under five seconds and skip documentation checks at Transportation Security Administration podiums and proceed directly to physical screening.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Failure to submit any required tax documentation when requested may result in forfeiture of the Prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Safety measures include parental tracking of rides, experienced drivers, pin verification and audio recordings.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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So, verification is the only stage in which the proper protocol is to be circumspect, rather than go straight to the newspapers.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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The agents help with compliance validation, costing analysis and supplier interaction, allowing the entire supply network to work together in a transparent workflow before production begins.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The live-fire exercise was presented as a validation of the system’s operational readiness under field conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Most large enterprises run multiple ERPs or cross-domain systems, layered with best-of-breed tools—each with its own authentication, permissions and audit system.—
Abhijeet Mukkawar,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Use strong, unique passwords and enable multifactor authentication.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Manchester Police The Supreme Court affirmed Montgomery's convictions for assault, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Chasing both Daniel and Margaret around the Midwest is a deep-state company called Wardex that wants to steal back the proof in Daniel’s backpack, a heap of hard drives with footage of 70-plus years of extraterrestrial visitations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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