as in witnesses
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
We did not realize that identification cards were required to enter the government building.
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Recent Examples of identification cards
Money, gold, phones, and identification cards were collected to be handed to military intelligence.
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Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In it was a thick stack of identification cards that included old driver's licenses, her Social Security card, and dozens of work IDs issued by the federal government.
—Vanessa G. Sánchez, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
House Bill 3015 would allow Service Oklahoma to partner with businesses to issue mobile or digital versions of state identification cards, driver’s licenses or permits.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, university and college student identification cards and retirement home identification cards will no longer be allowed to be used to verify identity at the ballot box.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Earlier Wednesday, journalists were shown equipment confiscated in raids elsewhere, including uniforms and fake identification cards used by scammers to pose online as Japanese police officers to trick and intimidate victims.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Authorities have said Mangione’s backpack contained a handgun, a silencer, a magazine with bullets wrapped in underwear, fake identification cards, a red notebook and other writings detailing his grievances against the private health care system in the United States.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In it was a thick stack of identification cards that included old driver's licenses, her Social Security card, and dozens of work IDs issued by the federal government.
—Vanessa G. Sánchez, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
House Bill 3015 would allow Service Oklahoma to partner with businesses to issue mobile or digital versions of state identification cards, driver’s licenses or permits.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, university and college student identification cards and retirement home identification cards will no longer be allowed to be used to verify identity at the ballot box.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Earlier Wednesday, journalists were shown equipment confiscated in raids elsewhere, including uniforms and fake identification cards used by scammers to pose online as Japanese police officers to trick and intimidate victims.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Authorities have said Mangione’s backpack contained a handgun, a silencer, a magazine with bullets wrapped in underwear, fake identification cards, a red notebook and other writings detailing his grievances against the private health care system in the United States.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification cards
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Those developments could have created the impression among witnesses or subpoena targets that Carroll herself was the target of the investigation, even though the Chicago division is actually focused on the entity connected to the funding of the litigation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Prior to the confirmation, Bear told followers that witnesses had reportedly seen Matt near a river in Washington before authorities were alerted.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Older kids can follow their interests to the various exhibits or to see the BA Concorde or the USS Grower, a nuclear submarine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Domestically, the works spurred the growth of a sci-fi industry spanning movies, video games, books, magazines and exhibits.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The former president’s conversations with a ghost writer helping to write his memoir were collected as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents.—
Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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Well more than a year before the May 18 attack, Caleb Vazquez’s behavior had so concerned officials that he was placed on a 72-hour involuntary hold for a mental health evaluation, feared to be a danger to himself or others, court documents indicate.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Make copies of your policy’s declaration page and auto and health ID cards.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Karabash’s debut film appearance—as Gana, a nurse who steals patients’ ID cards and traffics them for identity theft in Bezbog (2016; Godless)—brought her instant acclaim, fetching her several best actress awards at the Locarno, Sarajevo, and Stockholm film festivals among others.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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