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dossier

[dos-ee-ay, -ee-er, daw-see-ay, -see-er, daw-syay] / ˈdɒs iˌeɪ, -i ər, ˈdɔ siˌeɪ, -si ər, dɔˈsjeɪ /


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Her later chapters can read like a dossier proving a point already made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

One scene simply makes a naval officer recite Cole’s dossier on a different boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He’s candid enough about the paper’s failings over the Steele dossier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Then, that data slab feeds off other sources to grow into a full-on digital dossier of your consumer attributes, bandied from advertiser to vendor to advertiser.

From Slate ● May 3, 2026

The dossier was being shown around Washington by Senator Bourke Hick- enlooper of Iowa—curiously enough, as part of his case against David Lilienthal’s confirmation to the Atomic Energy Commission.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Anthropic says the actors used Claude to ingest information in multiple languages, monitor social media, map organizations and individuals, and produce state-security-style intelligence dossiers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Anthropic said the operation compiled what it described as "counter-accountability dossiers" on UN special rapporteurs who had criticised the UAE's conduct in Sudan.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

As has been the case for many years, Pro Ref provides officials with pre-game dossiers about how teams play.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

And recently, rapidly advancing artificial-intelligence technologies that can analyze the massive digital dossiers about us and infer nearly everything about us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

We weren't allowed to discuss our instructions in the weeks leading up to the carnaval, but Amber and I had swapped our dossiers.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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