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[noh-tuh-fahy] / ˈnoʊ təˌfaɪ /


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When Swift detected an energetic outburst, it could rapidly redirect its telescopes toward the source and notify observatories around the world.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ukraine’s air defenses were unaffected as the app serves only to notify the public, Ihnat said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Your county elections official will notify you by mail, phone or email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The judge made the decision after an emergency hearing in which she sharply criticized the government for failing to notify the court and the opposing side of its plans until late Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

So if her first move isn’t to turn us in to the Capitol, it will be to notify Plutarch, and by extension Coin, of our whereabouts.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

When OpenAI believes a conversation indicates an imminent and credible risk of harm to others, it notifies law enforcement, according to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The IRS notifies households of penalties by a written letter sent through the mail.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Reform UK sources say Farage's team notifies local police forces of his movements when he is travelling, in line with Operation Bridger protocols.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The IDN, for instance, has a system to alert trained observers to respond to ICE action, and notifies people based on their proximity to the action.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

Mobilization, however, is bound to follow if Russia does not stop every measure of war against us and against Austria-Hungary within twelve hours, and notifies us definitely to this effect.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

Earlier this year, Oracle laid off 30,000 employees who were notified of their terminations at 6 a.m. and then promptly locked out of their devices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Sheriff Robert Luna was notified Wednesday that federal officials would be looking into whether L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The latter recording suggests that the controller had been notified that the Iryo train remained stationary as the Renfe train approached.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The State Department notified Congress of the military aid package in January about a month after the deportation deal was struck, some of the officials and aides said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I knew, too, what would happen if I notified the authorities.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

The judgment also found that Facebook committed to notifying users when an app misused their data and deliberately didn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"After notifying Police Scotland, the communication is being investigated as a hoax, and our schools are operating as normal," the spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

We believe that the combination of weather and rapid glacier retreat in early August 2025 was likely sufficient to issue an alert notifying people that the hazard may be temporarily elevated in a general area.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Postal Service agreed with all recommendations on how to protect against future problems, except for one that suggested promptly notifying customers impacted by new regional transportation plans.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

I then immediately applied for a two-week remand on the grounds that I had been transferred to Pretoria without being given the opportunity of notifying my attorneys.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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