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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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Laidlaw said: "He was in a psychotic state and had lost contact with reality. He was not able to distinguish what was real and what was not. He was hearing voices and had delusional beliefs."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

When fouls are studied like the Zapruder Film, even the slightest contact takes on proportions that countries like Sweden would simply prefer to live without.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

He said he had no contact with Peltola’s campaign — “zero, none, zilch” — and denied anyone from the state Democratic Party or any national Democratic operatives had contacted him to run.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

This contact sends a signal that tells the cell how to respond.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

She and I make eye contact for the first time today, and I realize: she’s not wearing eyeliner.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The remaining Gulf states that stayed away from Khamenei’s funeral, including the United Arab Emirates, are nevertheless engaging in direct contacts with Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

More than 10,000 contacts of infected people are being monitored, at a follow-up rate of 82 percent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

It assumes that the same genetic mechanism would still have been at work nearly 200,000 years later, at the time of the final contacts between Sapiens and Neanderthals.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Pelosi said she is largely handing over the keys to managing the institute and its programming to Berkeley, while lending her name, congressional expertise and contacts to foster its growth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Like Bentley, Whittaker Chambers—a prominent journalist for Time magazine—spent years as an underground Soviet agent in the 1930s, cultivating informers and passing secret documents to his contacts in the GRU, the USSR's military intelligence service.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

He said he had no contact with Peltola’s campaign — “zero, none, zilch” — and denied anyone from the state Democratic Party or any national Democratic operatives had contacted him to run.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The BBC has contacted Flamingo Air for comment.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Times spokesman Charlie Stadtlander said a senior FBI official contacted a reporter and a senior editor before the Wednesday article about the decision to switch planes was published.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

When my roofer contacted the agent, the agent said there had been no hail in the area for more than a year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

“I was contacted by another bounty hunter,” he finally says, stretching his arms over his head.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Virgin Media apologised to "the small proportion who experienced an issue when contacting us to agree a new deal or cancel their service in the past".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Hopkins registered the trademark in 2018 and began contacting authors who had also used the descriptor — and the list was long, because the cocky, arrogant hero is a romance trope.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

"These images started spreading like wildfire... and then the media started contacting me for a response."

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

“That’s exactly why I’m contacting you,” he said Regan responded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Nonetheless, Ranzi kept contacting anyone he thought could help him find out more about the earthworks.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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