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apprise

[uh-prahyz] / əˈpraɪz /
VERB
tell
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Once he rules, Merchan said, he will hold a hybrid conference — lawyers in court, Trump appearing by video — where he will apprise him of the dos and don’ts of his impending order.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

A multi-agency team is conducting the investigation, he said, adding that the team will apprise authorities when they are done with the probe.

From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022

“We’ve had very full argument on this. I know where I’m coming out, and I want to therefore apprise the parties of that,” he said Monday.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022

This one, for Crypto.com, stars LeBron James, who has traveled back in time to 2003 to apprise his younger self about all of the marvels that the future holds in store.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2022

“Would you, ahem, would you please wait until seven p.m., to allow me to apprise my corporate headquarters of recent developments?”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Over the years, as the list kept growing, the need to keep everyone apprised led the company to create rules-based frameworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Jaishankar said he "apprised Secretary Rubio of challenges that legitimate travellers face in respect of visa issuance".

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

As you note, your stepsister apprised him of the risks inherent in a revocable trust, the most significant being that its terms could be changed upon his passing.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

Collins recently reached two years without a drink — something he was apprised of by his assistant, who marked the occasion by bringing him a “2” balloon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

He wasn't on shift, but he was kept apprised at all times.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

At a Menlo Park, California, branch, customers were greeted by a taped up press release apprising them the bank had moved into receivership and would be known as Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara.

From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023

His complaint alleges the government obtained the warrant in bad faith, and without apprising the magistrate judge of Lindell’s role in the Colorado case.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

A villager had reached out to her, and she tweeted at the authorities, apprising them of the problem.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022

A relative of Mr. MacLeod’s who worked in McClelland & Stewart’s warehouse was charged with apprising him of novelistic developments.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2014

The angels singing to the new-born Infant and those apprising the shepherds of the news hover like a flight of birds above the barn.

From The Story of Assisi by Lina Duff Gordon




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