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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
Driver's licenses, military IDs and tribal identification documents would need to be accompanied by a birth certificate or record of naturalization that matches the name on them to be valid.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Health systems must expand their focus beyond acute care to include early identification of risk factors, promotion of physical activity, optimization of nutrition, and support for emotional health.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Last November, Kang became one of the federation’s largest donors, with $30 million earmarked over five years for women’s youth national team camps, talent identification and scouting, and female coach and referee education and mentorship.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Plus: Children under 18 generally don't need to provide identification when traveling within the country.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Health systems must expand their focus beyond acute care to include early identification of risk factors, promotion of physical activity, optimization of nutrition, and support for emotional health.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Last November, Kang became one of the federation’s largest donors, with $30 million earmarked over five years for women’s youth national team camps, talent identification and scouting, and female coach and referee education and mentorship.
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Plus: Children under 18 generally don't need to provide identification when traveling within the country.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification
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Brenda Ruth Deutsch, 70, was arrested earlier this week on three felony counts of child abuse, neglect and child endangerment after a child reported to be missing was later found in Texas, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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The International Center at UF is in charge of ensuring their foreign students have the proper documentation to enroll, but did not respond to a request for comment about whether the office was aware that his legal status had ended in October.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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This would change as the SAVE Act requires people to show documentation in person at their election offices.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What is changing about identity verification The SSA will allow seniors and other recipients to verify their identity over the phone rather than requiring them to make in-person visits, the White House official said.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second verification step (e.g., a code sent to your phone) before accessing sensitive accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Output Validation One of the most critical components of AI security is output validation.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The filmmakers stressed that the film’s success was a validation not just of their own abilities, but the fact that a truly great movie is still enough to break into the industry.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2025
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This includes requiring bot operators to go through authentication for high-volume scraping and API use.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Dior declined to comment, an eBay spokesperson said the company does not have an authentication process for bridal, and a source told WWD that Trump’s wedding gown was stowed away in Mar-a-Lago.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Paid Program Ciarán McArdle is living proof that soccer can lead to success.—
Ciarán McArdle,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This game serves as proof that the Penguins completely no-showed Sunday’s game at the United Center because this Blackhawks team is sensationally terrible.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Only 250 of these certificates are granted annually.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The resulting interaction creates an interstellar distortion that interferes with the normal flow of time, sending the certificate back thousands of years into the past.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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