inform
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“That’s why we’re now carrying out this technical study with the idea that, if and when treatment is needed in the future, it will help inform the treatment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Later, they called back to inform him that, actually, those were gone forever.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We can't ban them. They exist, they inform the public, for some people that's convenient," spokesman Yuri Ignat told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The company recently introduced a feature that integrates positive content from Reddit users directly below an advertiser’s creative, as well as tools that mine the site for insights to inform ad campaigns and product decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The size, texture, and colors inform us that this is not to be interpreted as a real target.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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It informs why he thinks he survived being shot five times point-blank: “I believe god saved me,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Despite the conditions, Painter informs us that Hodgkinson, perhaps motivated by that unexpected defeat, has outperformed all expectations.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
This partly informs the team’s forecast for Fed policy through 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The dance floor informs both the structure of the production and the record’s lyrical concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
And not merely that, but a truth that informs you that “the world is not what you think it is. And, by the way, neither are you.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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"The person killed in this incident is a young 17-year-old female. Her family has been informed," police said on their website without giving any other identity details.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
On June 25, Netflix informed Haido the drive had been stolen, the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Financial education is one of the greatest gifts a loved one can pass on to a child, because it sets them up to make informed decisions that could otherwise cost them thousands of dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ultimately, the research points toward a future in which vaccination decisions could be informed by an individual's own level of immune readiness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I have been informed that you are the artist who drew the hieroglyphs for the sides of my obelisk,” spoke the pharaoh.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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Whether the added punctuation has the effect the author imagines, she’s not wrong to point out that editorial decisions, once made, tend “to stick, informing how future readers will interpret a story or character.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Before this happened things were going great. The audiences were beautiful, so supportive and warm, then I woke up to the email informing me things had been stolen," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Daniels isn’t pleased, informing LSU through his attorney that he “feels profoundly disrespected” and forbidding the school to use his name, image and likeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The media cited Australian foreign ministry letters sent to the families of the two citizens killed, informing them that Laos would charge the operator of the Tiger brand of alcohol with operating illegally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
And—Ranofer went cold with panic—it would mean informing on Gebu, as well.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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