contact
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“His prescription contact lenses had expired,” Sidhar reported, “and he told his chain of command that he couldn’t even see what he was doing, and he was worried about causing accidents.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
For about a month, Báez trained with Cardinals coaches on his swing in an effort to improve his contact rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
She pointed to news of road construction crews digging deeper and deeper into Brazil’s Amazon forest, which she said will inevitably “bring us into contact with birds and bugs” and the disease-baggage they carry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The United States for years refused contact with Hamas, which it classifies as a terrorist organisation and which led the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“My contact said the normal protocol would have been to euthanize the coyote on arrival. I think this is a good sign.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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At that time, Wiles said her phone had been hacked after an impersonator, or impersonators, used her contacts file to message other top US officials.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The channels are tolerated by authorities but operate in a legal grey area as they use information from air force contacts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Those contacts help cells activate the instructions they need.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kim laments not having any close contacts working at either chip company, or even knowing someone who’s dating an employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Not even Khala Nargis’s contacts had found any trace of a little girl named Mariam.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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The workers, who included an 18-year-old student working a summer job who first noticed the gold, dutifully contacted their employers and the police to report the find, which included Victorian-era golden coins and gold bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
None of the employees contacted by AFP wished to comment on the site's future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A tribute to her was originally cancelled after the news of her death, but it was later reinstated after the organiser was contacted by attendees asking whether there will be a chance to remember her.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He told the judge that he had contacted the company before its annual investor conference, posing as an investor at a firm with $50 million in assets, the Journal reported.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
You contacted me at 8:35 p.m. on Monday, October 2.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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She told shelter officials that she and her family had been scouring the neighborhood, including posting fliers and contacting local dog rescues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In January, Storonsky’s team allegedly told Cecil Wright to hold off on contacting the vessel’s seller—Canadian billionaire and former hockey player Patrick Dovigi—and said they would talk again the following week, according to the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The company said it was contacting the owners of the affected accounts and had "not seen evidence of broader impact to these providers or other accounts on their services."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Within about an hour of me contacting them, somebody was at my door from the hospital asking for the paperwork back. I refused to give it to them," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Dear Scott, Sorry for contacting you again, but I feel it's important that we talk.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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