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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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Research has since shown that forcing eye contact is not an effective solution.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Stubb and Støre are the first European leaders to contact Putin since French President Emmanuel Macron's conversation with him in July 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

An Apple spokesman said the company was aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a small number of iPhone Duo units and encouraged impacted customers to contact AppleCare for a replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Kremlin said the three leaders had "agreed to continue maintaining direct contact by telephone".

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

She said she’d be fine and, with a brief nod and a split second of eye contact, she pulled her coat round her shoulders and carried on walking.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

To do the latter, you need sales power and distribution infrastructure, contacts in large hospital systems and insurers, and cash to spend.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Every constituent who contacts our office deserves a response, and we take Ms. Vega’s concerns seriously. People often reach out to us on their hardest days,” Stahl said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The initial 44 contacts were health care workers, while the additional nine comprise more health staff as well as members of the infected woman's family and household staff, Idris said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Her travel documents will be used to trace contacts and the authorities have urged the public to co-operate with health officials carrying out contact tracing.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

She had agreed, if necessary, to use her contacts to convey secret messages on Nixon’s behalf to Nguyen Van Thieu, the president of South Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The tool has access to information about naturalised citizens and non-citizens who have contacted the federal government previously.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

According to a statement from the Winter Park Police Department, officers were contacted by a soccer league official requesting a response to a disturbance between the parents of a player and league staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Earlier this year, he contacted me and asked if I would help date some of the pottery vessels found on this wreck.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

AFP has contacted China's foreign ministry for confirmation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Luckily, the woman contacted Ann, who investigated the incident and determined that the man’s truck had broken down in the lot and that he had used the woman’s telephone to call a garage.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

After contacting her health trust for her regular repeat prescription, she said she was told there were no supplies of Nabilone available.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Peters also surrendered his passport and, as part of his bail conditions, agreed to refrain from contacting or posting about his accuser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Organizations worth contacting include the Illinois Department of Aging, which should be able to direct you toward legal counsel; the National Center on Elder Abuse, an agency affiliated with the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"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

“We’ll be contacting you to make travel arrangements once we know which teams will be in the NBA Finals.”

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman


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