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messages 1 of 2

noun

plural of message

as in dispatches

a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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verb

present tense third-person singular of message

as in contacts

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Noun

Federal prosecutors and digital forensic experts have relied on a massive trove of electronic messages to build their case. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The Unlimited Plan includes unlimited messages per month, subject to a fair use policy, as well as priority customer support and priority access to new features and future models. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 Do not send messages or change my calendar without asking me first. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Cranor said a person’s risk depends on how often they are targeted, their security habits, their ability to recognize suspicious messages, and whether the lure really interests them. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 The ban, which went into effect on Thursday, restricts ads and paid marketing messages from ByteDance, along with third-party ads that link to TikTok. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 His films will one day too become flowers left not only as proof of his time on earth, but perhaps as messages for those to come who have the sensibility to appreciate them. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Guilfoyle's attorney disputed the messages' authenticity to the Wall Street Journal, but did not provide specifics. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Ada Scott, an elderly reporter who was close to retirement, regularly wrote glowing dispatches about Puente in the 1960s for The East Yolo Record, a newspaper that operated in what is now West Sacramento.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispatches

Verb

Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of contacts

Noun

The letters warns that legal action may follow if the state does not meet the 48-hour deadline to review the list.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
At the end of every academic year, my colleagues and I all receive a slew of requests from students and alumni asking for letters of recommendation.

— Christina Wyman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of letters

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Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Whiting, 33, was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s property advisory board and previously served on the city’s communications committee.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of communications

Noun

Over the past 12 years, CARE has received more than $105 million in funding over the past dozen years, of which the NCAA has contributed at least $23 million, according to public reports.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The sketch took aim at reports of deteriorating conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, including plumbing issues and mental-health struggles among the crew during their extended deployment.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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