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apprise

[uh-prahyz] / əˈpraɪz /
VERB
tell
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The address is prescribed by the Constitution and calls for the president to apprise Congress about the state of the union.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

“We wanted to apprise incoming first-year students to be careful while embarking on their academic journey at Yale,” Hall told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

From Seattle Times Aug. 22, 2023

Both sides had been expected to apprise U.S.

From Reuters Nov. 10, 2022

This one, for Crypto.com, stars LeBron James, who has traveled back in time to 2003 to apprise his younger self about all of the marvels that the future holds in store.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2022

Your job is a simple one: apprise Nicole’s teachers of her special needs.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Over the years, as the list kept growing, the need to keep everyone apprised led the company to create rules-based frameworks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Jaishankar said he "apprised Secretary Rubio of challenges that legitimate travellers face in respect of visa issuance".

From Barron's May 24, 2026

Each week, Slate’s Shirin Ali surfaces important, under-the-radar legal news and keeps you apprised of all that is going on with our Jurisprudence team.

From Slate Mar. 7, 2026

Or, “I am following the guidelines of the trust and keeping little Laura’s parents apprised of all actions. If you want to discuss it, you should ask them.”

From MarketWatch Jan. 16, 2026

Though I didn’t own a thermometer, Karl had kept me apprised of the temperature.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

His complaint alleges the government obtained the warrant in bad faith, and without apprising the magistrate judge of Lindell’s role in the Colorado case.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

The Post on Thursday appended to Heard’s op-ed an editor’s note apprising readers of this week’s developments.

From Washington Post Jun. 3, 2022

"We are calling people right now apprising them of the situation so they can make other plans," he said.

From Reuters Jul. 3, 2014

A relative of Mr. MacLeod’s who worked in McClelland & Stewart’s warehouse was charged with apprising him of novelistic developments.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2014

How, then, had he been drawn into a step of this magnitude without apprising him?

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever




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