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identity

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




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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

Most Angelenos know Frank Gehry as the rebel architect whose deconstructivist buildings reinvigorated L.A. amid its late-century identity crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

BBC Verify has asked Centcom to confirm the identity of the vessel in the video it published and where it was intercepted, but it has not responded.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the Pacific was aimed at mapping trade routes, but its heroic ambition shaped the identity of a young nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I grabbed my identity card, the one with my false name – Hannie Van de Berg – on it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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