apprise
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Once he rules, Merchan said, he will hold a hybrid conference — lawyers in court, Trump appearing by video — where he will apprise him of the dos and don’ts of his impending order.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023
A multi-agency team is conducting the investigation, he said, adding that the team will apprise authorities when they are done with the probe.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
This one, for Crypto.com, stars LeBron James, who has traveled back in time to 2003 to apprise his younger self about all of the marvels that the future holds in store.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2022
Perhaps you should find him a lawyer here so you can apprise both you and your client of the landscape here and who you are dealing with.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2021
Appraise means “evaluate” or “size up”; apprise means “inform.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Winston Churchill set a ceiling of 10,000 French dead and asked to be kept apprised of “the score.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Jaishankar said he "apprised Secretary Rubio of challenges that legitimate travellers face in respect of visa issuance".
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Or, “I am following the guidelines of the trust and keeping little Laura’s parents apprised of all actions. If you want to discuss it, you should ask them.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
However, he said the board has given unanimous support of the investigation and it would be kept apprised of its progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
I’d been keeping Lettie and Ruthanne apprised of the latest goings-on in Miss Sadie’s stories, and our conversation generally revolved around Manifest in its earlier and more exciting times.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
His complaint alleges the government obtained the warrant in bad faith, and without apprising the magistrate judge of Lindell’s role in the Colorado case.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The Post on Thursday appended to Heard’s op-ed an editor’s note apprising readers of this week’s developments.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
"We are calling people right now apprising them of the situation so they can make other plans," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2014
A relative of Mr. MacLeod’s who worked in McClelland & Stewart’s warehouse was charged with apprising him of novelistic developments.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2014
In apprising Mr. von Osten of this fact we caused a veritable catastrophe.
From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Oskar Pfungst
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