contact
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Defence solicitor Laura Gracie told the court she had been in contact with Simpson, but he failed to appear.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Your lawyer should contact your father’s bank to alert them of any legal case.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
"We're relieved to be back in contact with Voyager 1 and are eager to understand what happened."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“They suspect Mum is trying to contact us.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The married man contacts her years after a chance meeting at a party, proclaiming himself a fan of her writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
Fifty-three of the patient's contacts have been identified by the Nigerian health authorities, in a bid to stop the virus spreading across Africa's most populous nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
She wore East Shoal sweats, and her blue contacts were gone; her eyes were brown.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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SoftBank declined to comment on the matter when contacted earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
BBC Sport has contacted the BBC for comment.
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
Binance said as part of the hack, one of its engineers was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Many Republican friends have contacted me and encouraged us to stand firm.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
You can also find free warm spaces such as libraries and community centres in your area by looking online or contacting the council.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
As soon as he’d recovered enough from his surgery to travel, Gey began contacting cancer researchers around the country, asking who was doing research on pancreatic cancer and needed a patient to experiment on.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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