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identifier

[ahy-den-tuh-fahy-er, i-den-] / aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ ər, ɪˈdɛn- /


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The way it works is guests’ faces are scanned, converted into a numerical identifier and matched with ticket data.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

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

But one key Covid-specific identifier can be a loss of smell or taste.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

The U.S. government is no longer issuing identification documents with an “X” identifier, which could impact some intersex individuals, Lorshbough said.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2025

In the spot where the identifier should have been, there were instead a censor’s thick black box and the words “I.D. Temporarily Removed from System.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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

“Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 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

Yet the census-wallahs shoehorned Indians who had, says Ms. Truschke, “long used discrete identifiers such as Vaishnavites, Shaivites, Shakta worshippers, Lingayats, Satnamis, Ramanandis, bhaktas, and Brahmins” into one broad category.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

The regime then assigned identifiers on the cover of the cards.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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