contact
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Responding officers made contact with a resident and identified suspicious circumstances that prompted further investigation, the release states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"The investigations are currently being carried out by the national authorities, and we are in close contact with them," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
"We're relieved to be back in contact with Voyager 1 and are eager to understand what happened."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
There is now a greater focus on players who dive or embellish contact to 'win' penalties.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
I find Mom’s contact and press the phone to my ear.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson previously told a Stormont committee that the number of mental health contacts received by police had reached "unprecedented levels".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
To do the latter, you need sales power and distribution infrastructure, contacts in large hospital systems and insurers, and cash to spend.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
“Every constituent who contacts our office deserves a response, and we take Ms. Vega’s concerns seriously. People often reach out to us on their hardest days,” Stahl said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"So our focus is on the contact tracing and ensuring that we know exactly where those contacts are."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
One of her key contacts was F. J. M. Stratton, a famous English astronomer, so short and round and jolly that he reminded people of Santa Claus.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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The BBC has contacted Vance's office for comment.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The BBC has contacted the companies for a statement.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Agents have contacted some of the company’s clients in recent weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Embassy contacted her parents to tell them Silver-Fajardo had been aboard one of the trains, and for a time, they did not know if she had survived, according to Chernin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
A headhunter he’d contacted via e-mail was practically guaranteeing them work.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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This week, Think Jerky began contacting current retailers and prospects, alerting them to the sriracha jerky’s Hollywood debut and offering them movie tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Organizations worth contacting include the Illinois Department of Aging, which should be able to direct you toward legal counsel; the National Center on Elder Abuse, an agency affiliated with the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Please verify the identity of the person you are looking for before contacting, tagging, or making accusations against someone."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Aubry noted she last spoke to her brother a day after the alleged September incident and that he did not seem upset, and that the current restraining order prohibits her from contacting her brother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
We would spend our time on the savables, contacting them and trying to win them over to our cause.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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