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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
President Trump early Tuesday touted an appeals court ruling upholding Texas’s requirement that voters to provide a driver’s license or other identification number for their mail ballot to be counted.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the man’s face was badly decomposed and his identification by the city medical examiner is still pending.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Evidence collected at the scene included a wallet containing the identification of the man who would later be arrested for killing Smith.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Aug. 2025
Currently, 36 other states require voter identification at the polls.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the man’s face was badly decomposed and his identification by the city medical examiner is still pending.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Evidence collected at the scene included a wallet containing the identification of the man who would later be arrested for killing Smith.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Aug. 2025
Currently, 36 other states require voter identification at the polls.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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Key Facts The Justice Department issued a subpoena to James’ office for documents related to the civil fraud case, multiple outlets reported Friday, which The New York Times reports is part of an investigation into whether the case violated Trump’s civil rights.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kennealy and Maddox also offered a now-familiar take on Massachusetts’ housing and rental market in the transition document — rental vacancy rates were low, housing production was stalling out, and the cost of living in the state was steadily growing.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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These systems transform compliance documentation from bureaucratic overhead into valuable operational intelligence.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Netflix series tied to KC The 2019 Netflix series chronicles the stories of eight families living without proper documentation and under the threat of deportation during the first Trump administration.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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The audit also found that Canyon Crest Academy Foundation in particular was missing employee I-9 files required by federal law for employment eligibility verification — an issue that auditors said could expose the foundation to legal penalties.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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That early validation gives entrepreneurs the confidence to keep going, especially when mistakes feel overwhelming.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The data is also validation of the importance of preventive care, which unfortunately is increasingly at risk in the Trump administration.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
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But biometric authentication is only effective when systems can confirm that the user is not only matched, but also real and present.—
Mohamed Lazzouni,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There could be new hope on the horizon, however, in the form of an authentication system that watermarks videos using fluctuations in the on-location lighting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Aug. 2025
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Eastbound lanes of Highway 84 were shut down from about 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. while CHP investigators searched for evidence.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The next frontier of operational excellence is decision intelligence—systems that unite goals, work, and evidence so managers and teams can make better decisions, faster.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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But anyone who thinks that the brief ubiquity of corporate diversity trainings is proof that the radical left wields great power and influence in America has quite simply never sat through a corporate diversity training.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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At least one instructor has resigned from teaching at Johnson County Community College after leadership announced that students in its adult education programs will be required to present proof of their immigration status in order to register for classes this fall.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, because the scrubber didn’t have access to the bank’s TLS certificates, the bank had to provide access logs for the scrubber to analyze and block application-level (L7) DDoS attacks.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dodge receiving treatment for a rattlesnake bite, and her special certificate.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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