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a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
a notification posted by the health board that its inspectors had cited the restaurant for several violations
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Recent Examples of notifications
Kristen Harrison, Richard Cole Eminent Professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, suggested turning off notifications on social media and news apps can help you to set boundaries with the news cycle.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The Apple Watch's new hypertension notifications feature has received FDA approval, just days after it was announced at Apple's annual fall event.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adoption will depend on notifications, override options, and transparency into agent decisions.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Amid endless notifications, infinite scroll, and continuous partial attention, this skill is more critical than ever.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Gmail is quite good at recognizing purchase information in the form of receipts and shipping notifications.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Most young peoples' days already revolve around constant notifications and scrolling, and now schools must consider whether this approach truly benefits students or simply mirrors the rhythm of the internet.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
Stay alert and turn weather notifications on.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Dopamine loops from social media, games, and constant notifications have reduced their tolerance for boredom, focus and real-world interaction.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The Apple Watch's new hypertension notifications feature has received FDA approval, just days after it was announced at Apple's annual fall event.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adoption will depend on notifications, override options, and transparency into agent decisions.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Amid endless notifications, infinite scroll, and continuous partial attention, this skill is more critical than ever.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Gmail is quite good at recognizing purchase information in the form of receipts and shipping notifications.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Most young peoples' days already revolve around constant notifications and scrolling, and now schools must consider whether this approach truly benefits students or simply mirrors the rhythm of the internet.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
Stay alert and turn weather notifications on.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Dopamine loops from social media, games, and constant notifications have reduced their tolerance for boredom, focus and real-world interaction.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notifications
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is in an arms race of scale with bigger models, more parameters, and more compute driving competing announcements that seem to come out on a daily basis.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The announcements arrives weeks after a lawsuit filed by parents whose 16-year-old son died by suicide following extensive interactions with ChatGPT.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Disney and Nelson Peltz spent tens of millions of dollars on old-school mailers, phone calls, and advertisements trying to win over individual investors, a large block of the House of Mouse’s shareholder base.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first rollout of the ad is kicking off in conjunction with this week’s Thursday Night Football game, as the automaker aligns itself with the NFL season, one of the largest moneymakers for advertisements leading up to the Super Bowl.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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In some comical cases, the ads were served by Google’s ad server to Google’s own bots.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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If drugmakers were forced to include a comprehensive and complete list of side effects, one media executive says, the result would be ads that are unworkably long for TV, which is built around 15-, 30-, and 60-second commercials.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Other, more recent Models 3 and Y have manual releases located under a panel underneath the rear seat.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The season finale releases on Wednesday, October 22.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Monitoring regulatory bulletins and trade notices for these elements should be part of your operational checklist over the coming weeks and months.—
Eric Youngstrom,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Several bulletins said high waves could sweep people off piers and that strong currents could pull swimmers into deep water.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Newsom also faces blowback from the universe of right-leaning podcasts, YouTube channels and social media postings.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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But healthcare—an industry hailed for being recession-proof and resistant against AI automation—has held on strong, with junior-level job postings increasing 13% in that same time period.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Notifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notifications. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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