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Recent Examples of authentication
The 39-year-old, living in Woburn, Massachusetts, was arrested on March 18 and has been charged with the unlawful transfer of a document or authentication feature.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verifying identity can involve going back and forth between devices or downloading authentication apps...which only adds to the confusion.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This includes requiring bot operators to go through authentication for high-volume scraping and API use.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Dior declined to comment, an eBay spokesperson said the company does not have an authentication process for bridal, and a source told WWD that Trump’s wedding gown was stowed away in Mar-a-Lago.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verifying identity can involve going back and forth between devices or downloading authentication apps...which only adds to the confusion.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This includes requiring bot operators to go through authentication for high-volume scraping and API use.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Dior declined to comment, an eBay spokesperson said the company does not have an authentication process for bridal, and a source told WWD that Trump’s wedding gown was stowed away in Mar-a-Lago.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authentication
Noun
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What is changing about identity verification The SSA will allow seniors and other recipients to verify their identity over the phone rather than requiring them to make in-person visits, the White House official said.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second verification step (e.g., a code sent to your phone) before accessing sensitive accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Instant social gratification and self-worth validation are among the most common motivations for using dating apps.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Black Mirror’s most effective episodes use their high-concept premises to explore people’s hunger for connection and validation, and how our increasingly tech-forward, capitalistic world can stretch those human impulses to the limit for better or (almost always) worse.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Paid Program Ciarán McArdle is living proof that soccer can lead to success.—
Ciarán McArdle,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This game serves as proof that the Penguins completely no-showed Sunday’s game at the United Center because this Blackhawks team is sensationally terrible.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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This undated photo provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue shows Kansas’ new driver’s license design meant to comply with federal identification requirements for airport security purposes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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Driver's licenses, military IDs and tribal identification documents would need to be accompanied by a birth certificate or record of naturalization that matches the name on them to be valid.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, in recent weeks, there have been multiple reports of people without criminal convictions, and some with valid documentation, being detained for deportation.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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During the course of the case, Grossman requested a wide range of documentation, related to OSA records, the alleged victim’s mental health, her email communication with Taylor and her hospital records, according to court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Update: Republished on April 11 with confirmation that Pixels are now being updated and reports into cyber attacks targeting Android phones with new spyware.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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For Callie, hearing all of this is confirmation of the worst things she’s ever suspected about her relationship with her mother.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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