contact
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But a Columbia University research team has found that when water molecules come into contact with plastic surfaces, a key chemical reaction does in fact take place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
His family expressed concerns about his contact with mental health services leading up to his death.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He had already given his contact the exact coordinates of the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
If these enzymes are attached directly to the outside of a bacterium, they could allow the microorganism to digest the surrounding material while remaining in close contact with it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“But I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to contact strangers. No telling who your mother has been associating with. CPS will help us find her.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Of 130 contacts, 128 have been traced and are now in quarantine, it added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But as Bass hoped, the county did not secure the database that records contacts with homeless people or the system that matches people to housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
He had recently lost a security clearance after failing government polygraph tests about his foreign contacts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Once TCIP3 brought the proteins together, they formed several additional chemical contacts with one another.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the wake of Hadiya’s death, Tina had leveraged her local contacts, encouraging Chicago business leaders and philanthropists to work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to expand community programs for at-risk youth across the city.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Officials declined to make Barbabella available for an interview, and he didn’t respond when contacted directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some POWs contacted him after returning home, offering military secrets for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bloomer contacted biologists and museum curators across the country, asking them to examine their collections for unusually large specimens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Commerzbank declined to comment when contacted by AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Wasting no time, Washington contacted Joseph Whipple, Portsmouth’s collector of customs, to seek his help in the matter.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"Please verify the identity of the person you are looking for before contacting, tagging, or making accusations against someone."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
According to the order reviewed by The Times, Berry is prohibited from contacting Martinez, 60, and their son Maceo beyond the terms of her August 2023 split-custody agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
After consulting a supervisor, the staff member told them the situation did not meet the threshold for a police response and suggested they consider contacting a locksmith.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The EU wants children's accounts to remain private, with "risky settings" disabled by default and unknown users prevented from contacting minors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
“If you go, you can’t come back to Bellmont. Ever. And you’ll have to be careful about contacting us. They’ll explain the rules to you and you’ll have no choice but to obey every one.”
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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