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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote.
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Recent Examples of identification
Under a magnifying glass, those moving yellow, red, brown, or green dots have eight legs to help with identification.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Further, in 36 percent of those early identifications, the reporter conducted original financial analysis to support the story.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
California is barred from enforcing a new law requiring federal agents to wear identification under an appeals court ruling issued Wednesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Black lamented efforts by Republicans in Congress to increase spending for immigration enforcement without reforms sought by Democrats – like requiring federal agents to remove masks, wear identification, and use body cameras.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Further, in 36 percent of those early identifications, the reporter conducted original financial analysis to support the story.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
California is barred from enforcing a new law requiring federal agents to wear identification under an appeals court ruling issued Wednesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Black lamented efforts by Republicans in Congress to increase spending for immigration enforcement without reforms sought by Democrats – like requiring federal agents to remove masks, wear identification, and use body cameras.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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California is one of 14 states that do not require an ID to vote, according to a tally from Ballotpedia.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Park is represented by WME, Industry Entertainment, Hansen Jacobson Teller, and ID Public Relations; Fischer is represented by Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman and 42West; and Zahler is represented by UTA and Range Media Partners.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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That includes the probe into the king’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over accusations of misconduct in public office in connection with allegations of sharing confidential trade documents with Epstein.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The first hearing in that case focused less on those arguments and more on the question of whether Josh had actual standing before the court, with federal prosecutors arguing that the required court documents were not filed on time in the case.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The detainees—from Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar and eight other nations—were found in restricted compounds, some lacking passports or proper immigration documentation.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those messages outline a project to have Russian artists perform in the pavilion from May 5–8 and then install multimedia documentation of those performances, to be seen from windows outside the closed pavilion.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the multistate verification system can reveal whether a person is an undocumented immigrant.—
Sacramento Bee contributor,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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This procedure allows validation of performance covering actual ranges, climatic conditions, and flight profiles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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In more validation of Amazon’s chip strategy, Meta said Friday its agreed to deploy at least tens of millions of Graviton cores.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The apps pay fees as people go through the authentication process; users aren’t charged.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office and the Draper City prosecutor both declined to file charges against Paul in April, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The leading option for this was developed by John Moffat in the same year that the Bullet Cluster’s empirical proof was released.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Each of these proofs, in turn, has relied on other proofs to make its point, and so on.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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