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identity

[ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-] / aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn- /




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However, identity theft doesn’t require submitting a claim for payment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As their kinship deepened, the two seemed to forge a single identity, one that recognized wordlessly what worked in a song and what didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You have to try wiener schnitzel or tafelspitz at least once; those dishes are part of the city’s identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Scarlett Eduoku, a radio presenter in the northern state of Kano, has faced similar obstacles and says most identity verification apps fail to scan her face.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Greg Lippmann watched his counterparts at Goldman Sachs find and exploit someone else’s willingness to sell huge amounts of cheap insurance on subprime mortgage bonds and pretty much instantly guessed the seller’s identity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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