- present tense form of identify (3rd person singular).
identifies
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This latest claim originated with Wanjun Xie, who identifies himself as chairman of the Chinese Democratic Party, a group banned by Chinese authorities.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Although further research is needed to determine whether such treatments would benefit older adults experiencing cognitive decline, the discovery identifies a potentially valuable therapeutic target.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
One of those wrongly identified was a Chinese American whose LinkedIn profile identifies him as a New York-based finance professional who graduated from Cornell University in 2020 -- four years before the alleged rape.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Instead the author skillfully identifies pivotal moments in Mr. Brady’s life and explores how each particular plot twist reveals something about the man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, when the scene is reenacted many times under comparable lighting conditions by a court investigating the case, the victim correctly identifies the race of the assailant only about 80 percent of the time.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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