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a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
I'll just need your signature on the application, and then we're all set
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Recent Examples of signatures
California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Simpler disclosures would replace a pile of documents (with lots of signatures and things to keep track of) with much less paper or pixels, thus simplifying and reducing the cost of transactions.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
These submarines also integrate advanced cooling systems to help reduce the signatures from their nuclear reactors.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
California and some other states allow people seeking office the option of paying a filing fee instead of submitting petition signatures.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
If enough signatures are rejected as invalid, the person’s campaign can end right then and there.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Or, Illinois could allow voters to submit signatures online.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Its goal is to bring the search for extraterrestrial technological signatures from accidental or anecdotal observations and legends to the mainstream of transparent, validated and systematic scientific research.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The recall petitioners are waiting to be cleared to collect signatures to qualify for the ballot in a special election before 2026.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Simpler disclosures would replace a pile of documents (with lots of signatures and things to keep track of) with much less paper or pixels, thus simplifying and reducing the cost of transactions.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
These submarines also integrate advanced cooling systems to help reduce the signatures from their nuclear reactors.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
California and some other states allow people seeking office the option of paying a filing fee instead of submitting petition signatures.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
If enough signatures are rejected as invalid, the person’s campaign can end right then and there.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Or, Illinois could allow voters to submit signatures online.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Its goal is to bring the search for extraterrestrial technological signatures from accidental or anecdotal observations and legends to the mainstream of transparent, validated and systematic scientific research.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The recall petitioners are waiting to be cleared to collect signatures to qualify for the ballot in a special election before 2026.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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