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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
The woman’s identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office after positive identification and notification of her next of kin.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Although not trained to do everything TSA officers do, ICE agents were checking identification at the beginning of checkpoints, managing crowds and even handing out water bottles to passengers waiting in lines.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Roster checks, which require players to show identification to confirm registration, are common in some leagues but inconsistent across the region.
—Julia King, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The date of Haynes' identification was not specified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Although not trained to do everything TSA officers do, ICE agents were checking identification at the beginning of checkpoints, managing crowds and even handing out water bottles to passengers waiting in lines.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Roster checks, which require players to show identification to confirm registration, are common in some leagues but inconsistent across the region.
—Julia King, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The date of Haynes' identification was not specified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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Children ages 16 or 17 who do not have an acceptable ID must have a parent or legal guardian present with an acceptable ID.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are available in advance online or at the door, with free admission for children and college students with valid ID.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The only video referenced in court documents is the one showing the shooting.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new legislation’s expansion of corporate powers allowing nonprofits to impose fines or penalties if authorized by their governing documents and establish payment terms will also benefit associations.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The only exception under the law is for a service primate for a permanently disabled person with a a severe mobility impairment, if the person submits written documentation or certification to the DEEP commissioner.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Second is to determine age verification.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Australia became the first country to enforce a sweeping social media ban for under-16s in December, requiring platforms like Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube, Elon Musk's X, and Reddit to implement age verification measures or face penalties.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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The measure was tied up in court for many years but got final validation last year.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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This phase represents a structured transition between delivery and sustained operations, during which early technical adjustments and system validations are completed after initial sea trials.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Making the chances of active exploitation more likely, Blink said that 63 percent of the 135,000 OpenClaw instances found exposed to the Internet in a scan earlier this year were running without authentication.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2026
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That can mean gaining multiple footholds, altering authentication settings or gaining access via third parties.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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In recent days, another leak—of a call between Orbán and Vladimir Putin—has been held up as evidence of the former’s subservience.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the time, investigators collected DNA evidence in both cases, but no match was identified.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some fans see the early results from ABS as proof umpires are incompetent.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Toronto, the raccoons are in a race to outwit humans as urban wildlife managers try to design animal-proof trash bins.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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