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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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The Kenyan government says it has now identified 66 people who may have been in contact with him after he arrived there.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"At the very minimum, he's a military man, so if there are any questions, they should be addressed to the state, not to him," a close contact of Serhii K complained.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In early images released by A24 Holmes is shown maintaining intense, unnerving eye contact with Fielder, scenes that made even him "uncomfortable," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

OpenAI ultimately decided not to contact authorities, and the company now faces a lawsuit from British Columbia as well as dozens of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Despite Franklin’s request, Sarah Taylor didn’t want to lose contact with Leila and Frankie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Once TCIP3 brought the proteins together, they formed several additional chemical contacts with one another.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

MacAskill reportedly brokered contacts between Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wang, whose previous work had given him extensive contacts at other AI labs, took the lead on recruiting researchers to Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A European Commission spokesperson said today that there were "lots of calls, lots of meetings" taking place on the diesel situation, including with "high level contacts" in the US administration.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Using the mirror from my half-empty compact, I remove my contacts and push my glasses onto my face.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came outside the house to remove Gonzalez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

"The haze issue is indeed at a worrying level. And I have personally contacted President Prabowo," Anwar said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

On Wednesday evening the cyber criminals responsible contacted the BBC sharing a sample of the stolen data which showed the true extent of the hack.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Other exchanges and regulators have contacted the LSE to learn about how Pisces works, Simmons said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He’s come because the Minerwa factory has contacted their office again to see why I’m not coming to work.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Aubry noted she last spoke to her brother a day after the alleged September incident and that he did not seem upset, and that the current restraining order prohibits her from contacting her brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

After months of contacting Meta, Instagram’s parent company, he said he got no meaningful response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

After contacting Martin-Baker, Bath was informed the offer was legitimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

It’s Asher, contacting me through an encrypted channel I set up for him.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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