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
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.
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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
If requested, the state would be required to a provide eligible voters with free voter identification cards for use during elections.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
According to deputies, more than $15,000 in cash was recovered, along with fraudulent identification cards and credit cards.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Crackdown on commercial motor vehicle drivers Bergstrom filed SB 1243, which would require Service Oklahoma to cancel driver’s licenses and identification cards for anyone not lawfully present in the country.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Thanks to Assembly Bill 727, student identification cards distributed by California middle schools, high schools and colleges to include the phone number for the Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency stopped accepting non-Real ID compliant identification cards at all airports last May and is entering a new phase of enforcement.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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
If requested, the state would be required to a provide eligible voters with free voter identification cards for use during elections.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
According to deputies, more than $15,000 in cash was recovered, along with fraudulent identification cards and credit cards.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Crackdown on commercial motor vehicle drivers Bergstrom filed SB 1243, which would require Service Oklahoma to cancel driver’s licenses and identification cards for anyone not lawfully present in the country.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Thanks to Assembly Bill 727, student identification cards distributed by California middle schools, high schools and colleges to include the phone number for the Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency stopped accepting non-Real ID compliant identification cards at all airports last May and is entering a new phase of enforcement.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification cards
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Investigators, who spoke to witnesses and reviewed surveillance video, determined that Gruver and Makarem got into an argument, during which Makarem pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds into the homicide victim’s car, according to police.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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Police said a description of the suspect vehicle was obtained from witnesses and the vehicle was later found.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Also included for review were exhibits at the Annaberg Sugar Plantation, an 18th-century colonial site active during the Atlantic slave trade.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Museums and historic sites will mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with exhibits, live music, immersive events and massive bison.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 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 program was created in 2005 to increase security and authentication procedures for driver's licenses and identity cards.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Weeks earlier, the same two employees told the I‑Team they had been hired to open mail and scan documents and were unaware of the fraud allegations or arrest of the man who ran the company.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors had redacted some documents, withheld the cellphone records of a key prosecution witness and redacted texts among the players, arguing that such omissions were necessary to protect the secrecy of other investigations.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Almost all voters use their driver’s licenses or state ID cards.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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New driver’s licenses and state ID cards would also be updated to state the person’s citizenship status starting next year.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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