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Recent Examples of nonce
After using a brute-force attack methodology, which allowed the entire search space to be covered in about an hour, Aryal discovered that, for some users at least, the nonce code would be displayed right there on the notification itself.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonce
Adjective
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This is not a welcoming message for an infrequent protester or a citizen looking to voice her concern for the first time.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Currently, those who rely on public transit are only provided a single, infrequent bus line across the bridge with no service after 10 p.m. If the pathway is closed, those who rely on bicycles, e-bikes and other devices will have no crossing at all.—
Robert Prinz,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During its initial 26-season run, episodes centered around the adventures of our favorite regenerating Time Lord scientist from the planet Gallifrey and his occasional companions aboard the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions In Space) time machine designed like an innocent British police box.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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But occasional glimmers of hope appear, like a recent tech conference that brought together hundreds of young Syrians, and a small number of Syrian-Americans, including Omira, at a Sheraton Hotel ballroom in the capital Damascus.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During intermittent periods for minutes at a time, the NYPD and MTAPD strategically closed certain doors temporarily out of the hundreds of doors throughout the terminal to prevent additional demonstrators from entering.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Invisible geckos belt out intermittent clicks from the foliage, as brown pelicans sweep lazily across the sky, patrolling the shoreline for their daily fill.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.—
David Carlin,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.—
David Carlin,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Nonce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonce. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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