notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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Examples of notification in a Sentence
I was given no notification that you received my payment.
You will be sent a written notification.
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Washington Fire Chief John Donnelly said 28 of the victims have been positively identified and 18 families have received next-of-kin notifications.
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Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Officials have not released the names of the two soldiers who were killed pending notification of next of kin.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Affected borrowers will receive notifications detailing the cessation of collection actions and any applicable redress.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued a temporary injunction blocking a California law requiring social media platforms to provide a chronological feed – in lieu of an algorithmic feed – to minor users and limiting notifications to those users during school hours and overnight.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Officials have not released the names of the two soldiers who were killed pending notification of next of kin.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Affected borrowers will receive notifications detailing the cessation of collection actions and any applicable redress.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued a temporary injunction blocking a California law requiring social media platforms to provide a chronological feed – in lieu of an algorithmic feed – to minor users and limiting notifications to those users during school hours and overnight.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: written or printed matter that gives notice
Medical Definition
notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act or an instance of notifying
especially
: the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease
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