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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote.
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Recent Examples of identification
In California, Florida and Montana, the law allows such testing only if the identification of the perpetrator is at issue.
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Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
For more than a decade, North Carolina has been home to a bitter back-and-forth over whether voters must show identification to cast a ballot in the swing state.
—Steve Harrison, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Before letting anyone in, the police post said, to check for an identification badge, which all DTE electric and gas workers have and are required to show when asked.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
With more than 1,250 cold cases in the New York City area, most from the 1980s and 1990s involving decades-old human remains, every new identification bolstered the chances Midtown Jane Doe could be next.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
For more than a decade, North Carolina has been home to a bitter back-and-forth over whether voters must show identification to cast a ballot in the swing state.
—Steve Harrison, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Before letting anyone in, the police post said, to check for an identification badge, which all DTE electric and gas workers have and are required to show when asked.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
With more than 1,250 cold cases in the New York City area, most from the 1980s and 1990s involving decades-old human remains, every new identification bolstered the chances Midtown Jane Doe could be next.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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In announcing the new Union State treaty on security guarantees on Friday, Putin said the new document included the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons which have been sent to Belarus but are controlled by Moscow.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Honda says in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a glitch in the installation process prevented a complete connection between the neck and the pipe.Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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After her team turned over thousands of pages of documentation, Optum conducted a separate in-person quality review.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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However, the case has taken a new turn with the release of documentation suggesting authorities were, in fact, informed of scheduled appearances by Arjun and co-star Rashmika Mandana at the 9:30pm screening.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, adopting these advanced verification methods comes with its own set of challenges.Michael Engle, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, no independent verification of the launch's success has been confirmed, and the U.S. military has not commented on the step forward by Iran.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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By operating within this interface, teams can make data entry, validation and task management much more straightforward, meaning that the month-end process can be carried out without the need for extensive manual input.Shagun Malhotra, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cherry-picking what represents genocide sends the wrong message to despots and would-be aggressors who see that type of validation as a green light to act with impunity and dismiss oversight from international regulators and legal authorities.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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This also brings security into the fold with automatic features like cloud authentication and encryption, so developers don’t have to worry about setting up those aspects separately.Robert Kramer, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Use strong authentication: Enable two-factor authentication on all your crypto accounts.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The inspector general didn't find any evidence that the seizures were politically motivated or done for retaliation.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Religious beliefs famously cannot be dispelled through arguments over evidence, which does not bode well for anyone who wishes to wrest the American public out of Kennedy’s grasp.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The legal proceedings against the Tate brothers are civil matters, which carries a lower standard of proof than criminal cases.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Chesebro allegedly orchestrated the plan to file the fake elector certificates, and Troupis, Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, is accused of assisting him in organizing the fake electors.Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many prospective undergraduates pursue continuing education via trade and vocational schools, certificate programs, career boot camps, internships and volunteer work to gain essential skills.Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Identification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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