identification

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Recent Examples of identification With the vastly higher rate of vulnerability identification, Google is worried bad actors will also be able to identify software flaws faster. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 The company also says its LPR cameras exclude facial recognition and biometric identification. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Following her identification through dental records, and after months of speculation fueled in part byBurke’s cancellation of a tour 11 days after Celeste’s body was found, Burke was arrested on April 16 at his Hollywood Hills home. Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 2026 The identification was made after officials sent part of his remains to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification for additional DNA testing. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for identification
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Noun
  • Your Employer Identification Number (EIN) serves as the tax ID for federal payroll deductions and payments, and your company will also need to register for state payroll tax accounts.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But for the rest of this year, only a photo ID will be required to cast a ballot at an early voting site.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The conviction stemmed from a July 7, 2008, shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, that killed 21-year-old Rahi Larks, according to a document from the Kansas Supreme Court and previous reporting from The Star.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That premium becomes difficult to preserve when an open-weight model produces adequate results for coding, document processing, translation, extraction or customer support.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But when inspectors asked for documentation showing the Department of Buildings had approved their use, the contractor did not provide it, the agency said.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • The hope is that the changes, detailed in the protocol’s documentation, will make widespread deployment in an enterprise context much easier.
    Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Businesses need a response plan before officers arrive Employers must comply with employment eligibility verification requirements.
    Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The measure does not specify what qualifies as a unique identifying number and whether its verification would replace the signature verification process.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The 2016 Indy 500 winner conducted the maiden validation test, praising the car's exceptional build quality and predictable, rewarding handling.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The achievement provides important validation for the ZiaCore design and is expected to support the development of a new generation of compact nuclear microreactors.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • When remote access is necessary, utilities should route communications through a secure gateway or VPN, require multiple levels of authentication, and limit how much access each user has.
    William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These can be chained to separate authentication bypasses and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Keep the message short, specific, and free of emotional evidence exhibits.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The evidence is already in the revenue per employee data, which is eclipsing every historical benchmark.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Seed money bought you a prototype and early customers; those proof points unlocked the Series A, which bought product-market fit, which unlocked the Series B, which bought scale.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That casts doubt on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to encourage more young people to pursue technical qualifications as a way to future-proof their careers.
    Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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