apprise
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“We wanted to apprise incoming first-year students to be careful while embarking on their academic journey at Yale,” Hall told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 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
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
Perhaps you should find him a lawyer here so you can apprise both you and your client of the landscape here and who you are dealing with.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2021
Appraise means “evaluate” or “size up”; apprise means “inform.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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
Or, “I am following the guidelines of the trust and keeping little Laura’s parents apprised of all actions. If you want to discuss it, you should ask them.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
“He has kept the organization apprised throughout these legal proceedings, and will continue in his full commitment to being a valuable member of his team.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
I’d been keeping Lettie and Ruthanne apprised of the latest goings-on in Miss Sadie’s stories, and our conversation generally revolved around Manifest in its earlier and more exciting times.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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
The Post on Thursday appended to Heard’s op-ed an editor’s note apprising readers of this week’s developments.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 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
She tried to keep her promise of apprising him of her acquiescence in his will, but was partly baffled by his increasing drowsiness!
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
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