identifier
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That dollar amount served as a unique identifier in a separate disclosure table showing OBDC’s valuation methods for different categories of Level 3 investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Through the children not in school registers, there will be a single unique identifier for every child and a requirement for every council to have multi-agency child protection team.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
The artist’s last name is written in block letters along one edge, but there’s some confusion over whether the artist or the school added it later as an identifier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
She doesn’t use it as Nessa’s identifier but instead, uses it to poke fun at people’s misplaced assumptions of Nessa.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2024
It is customary for the first identifier to have the species named after him, or any name he chooses, so long as it is not already in use.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
However, the investigator added, the company scrubs data to remove personal or business identifiers in case contractors aren’t abiding by its instructions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
These patterns act as unique optical identifiers that are difficult to replicate, making them useful for anti-counterfeiting and traceability applications.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
"Just seeing an Asian American, her struggle with her family and expectation, there's a lot of identifiers there that we take with us," Christine says.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Cox identifies subscribers by Internet Protocol addresses, unique identifiers assigned to a home or business, not necessarily an individual.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2025
She plays the tape backward and forward, stops and starts, scribbles down identifiers she missed.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
