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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
For most taxpayers, this tool gives a clearer picture than relying on email alerts or waiting for bank notifications.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind that this may affect real-time backups or notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Officers and firefighters will be handling those evacuation notifications, police say.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Some functions, including nonemergency consular notifications and website updates, may be affected.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The series has since developed into more of an all-round wellness tool, with hardware that incorporates ECG readings and irregular heart rate notifications.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Each new message gets buried underneath an avalanche of notifications before it’s even been opened.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The app also sends me notifications when the air quality outdoors is not great, encouraging me to stay indoors.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
According to a report from the American Psychological Association, effective media guardrails that can improve your mental health include turning off all phone notifications, adding tech-free periods every day and limiting social media sessions to 15 minutes or less.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind that this may affect real-time backups or notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Officers and firefighters will be handling those evacuation notifications, police say.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Some functions, including nonemergency consular notifications and website updates, may be affected.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The series has since developed into more of an all-round wellness tool, with hardware that incorporates ECG readings and irregular heart rate notifications.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Each new message gets buried underneath an avalanche of notifications before it’s even been opened.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The app also sends me notifications when the air quality outdoors is not great, encouraging me to stay indoors.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
According to a report from the American Psychological Association, effective media guardrails that can improve your mental health include turning off all phone notifications, adding tech-free periods every day and limiting social media sessions to 15 minutes or less.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notifications
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Analysts pointed out that investors may have also been frustrated by AMD's lack of new customer announcements.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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So far, the cancellations haven’t resulted in any announcements about make-up days.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ruttmann, in collaboration with Bauhaus artist Lore Leudesdorff, made a series of product advertisements for the company Werbefilm GmbH that read like practical applications both of Bauhaus color theory and of Ruttmann’s own experimental work.—
Michael Cowan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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And of course, boozy advertisements featuring Clydesdales, Olympians, celebrities and fembots.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Republicans point fingers over mysterious ads attacking Burt Jones.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, Pizza Hut ran 14 ads during Fox’s pre-game coverage, then 10 in 2024 on CBS.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dunbar and Shakespeare formed their own label, Taxi Records, in 1980, which was home to releases from the pair (Gamblers Choice, A Dub Experience, Electro Reggae), as well as albums by Ini Kamoze, Isaacs, Black Uhuru, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Yellowman and Brown, among others.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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But what’s newly troubling about this weekend is the new releases all came from outside the traditional theatrical studios, seemingly sensing an opportunity in the market that may not be there.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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A far cry from those first days, when news bulletins arrived at the Statesman’s dirt-floor cabin after days on horseback.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Dec. 2025
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The military and the government have sought to erase Khan from television bulletins, from social media, from public memory.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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For an extensive listing of my well-over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to over a dozen recent job postings first reported by Bloomberg, the company is recruiting engineers to build a multilingual AI search engine that is capable of handling text, images, and audio.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Notifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notifications. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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