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a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
I'll just need your signature on the application, and then we're all set
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Recent Examples of signatures
The county is giving those voters a chance to correct their ballot signatures.
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Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
The measure has been spearheaded by the city’s firefighter union, which gathered the signatures to qualify it for the ballot.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In October 2025, a UC spokesperson told USA Today the agreement was still awaiting finalization and signatures.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2026
That petition gained over 40,000 signatures, with signers citing concerns about Jackie, Shadow, and their eaglets at the time, Sunny and Gizmo, as well as other wildlife in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The announcement comes a day after California's own billionaire tax qualified for the November ballot, having collected more than double the signatures needed.
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Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
If public-key cryptography becomes breakable, attackers can impersonate services, weaken the handshakes that set up secure sessions and forge signatures that make malicious code look legitimate.
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Kumar Mehta,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Researchers have shown that existing telecommunication cables can record bridge vibration signatures.
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Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Effective immediately, his name was scrubbed from signs, letterheads, and email signatures, while the restoration of the institution’s legal name was ordered to be completed by June 12.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
The measure has been spearheaded by the city’s firefighter union, which gathered the signatures to qualify it for the ballot.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In October 2025, a UC spokesperson told USA Today the agreement was still awaiting finalization and signatures.
—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2026
That petition gained over 40,000 signatures, with signers citing concerns about Jackie, Shadow, and their eaglets at the time, Sunny and Gizmo, as well as other wildlife in the San Bernardino Mountains.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The announcement comes a day after California's own billionaire tax qualified for the November ballot, having collected more than double the signatures needed.
—
Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
If public-key cryptography becomes breakable, attackers can impersonate services, weaken the handshakes that set up secure sessions and forge signatures that make malicious code look legitimate.
—
Kumar Mehta,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Researchers have shown that existing telecommunication cables can record bridge vibration signatures.
—
Alex Krasnok,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Effective immediately, his name was scrubbed from signs, letterheads, and email signatures, while the restoration of the institution’s legal name was ordered to be completed by June 12.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
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In your view, are the biggest risks from AI systems themselves or from the humans deploying them, the possibility of AI in the hands of rogue actors is particularly concerning here.
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Ten members of the pool raised their hands with three admitting to having some knowledge of King.
Noun
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Following each day of practice, select Lions players will be available for fan autographs around the facility.
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On his walks to and from the Federal Reserve admirers would flank him, asking for autographs on dollar bills.
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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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