register
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A lot of famous faces also pop up along the way—it’s casting as namedropping, Hollywood’s favorite pastime—but few of them register as fleshed-out characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We’d seen other new operators file similarly casual ones as they sought to register private schools in West Virginia.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
I have a friend who works the cash register at a supermarket, and she told me that she dreads the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
If you’ve become a U.S. citizen less than 15 days before the election, you may register to vote by visiting your county elections office any time before the polls close on election day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I put four cards on the counter by the register and dug a couple of dollar bills out of my pocket.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign, convincing the pop icon to trade vocal registers for cash registers in an effort to plug staffing shortages at thousands of outlets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ipsos puts its standing as high as 28%, external, while YouGov registers a more modest 23%, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He also understands the humor in blending high and low registers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But none of this registers on her face.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Another scheme is from British startup Books By People, which this week announced its certification mark for human-authored works had been registered by the country's intellectual property office.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Katie Whitson, a registered dietician at Health Loft, said that for those who come to see her with concerns about their cortisol, instead of taking tests, she recommends tracking their daily routines.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A Care Inspectorate report published in August 2023 said Mathewson was registered to provide care for a maximum of eight children at any one time.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I managed to make lightning-strike shopping trips from time to time, coming and going from a place before anyone really registered I was there.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, 69, a grandfather from India who struggles with English, said he didn’t understand he was registering to vote when he checked a box on his Texas driver’s license application two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed legislation cracking down on the practice of luxury-car buyers in California registering cars out of state to avoid taxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
And instead of registering immediately, the hot honey left a gentle warmth at the back of each bite.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
He has made five appearances, including three starts, for Real Madrid so far this season, registering one assist.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He gave cash bonuses for the top five people registering the most voters each month, bonuses for pledged future votes, bonuses for signing up immigrants for naturalization.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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