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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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And at a time when everyone is chasing hard contact, Simpson thrives by doing the exact opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

This is an example of how a trusted contact on a financial account can be a backstop against elder fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The helpline, which is available by phone or email, would remain open with any concerned patients encouraged to contact it "irrespective" of when they were treated, he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

They also lacked a record of contact with insurers, paid no premiums, and had no medical claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

So quiet that I can’t remember the last time he said hi or even made eye contact with me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Most of all, he wants to make sure that the trusted contacts understand their roles and that they are capable of handling the task.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

As her film fell apart, she reached out to the industry contacts she had made after working as an assistant for a few years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Another promises access to system information, contacts and location data on devices running Apple’s iOS mobile operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

And not having obvious industry contacts shouldn't put you off.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Because of contacts he’d made in the States with the Mellon family—wealthy heirs of Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist Andrew Mellon—he quickly headed to the town of Deschapelles, in the lower Artibonite Valley.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Ramirez told the San Francisco Chronicle that school officials have not contacted him or apologized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Then, in the process of transferring her accounts from the previous custodian to Kirwan’s firm, the client was contacted by a scammer and told that her accounts were compromised.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

About 640 patients had also contacted a special helpline asking for their cases to be reviewed, the board heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

As part of the city’s settlement with DoorDash, about 260,000 delivery drivers are expected to be contacted about repayment this fall, with about 12% of them owed $1,000 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Back in Durham, NCC student leaders contacted their counterparts at Shaw University in Raleigh and urged them to orchestrate their own sit-in and to pass the word along to other black schools.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

After months of contacting Meta, Instagram’s parent company, he said he got no meaningful response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

After contacting Martin-Baker, Bath was informed the offer was legitimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The EU wants children's accounts to remain private, with "risky settings" disabled by default and unknown users prevented from contacting minors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Spivey earlier told the BBC she had tried contacting Jackson police several times over the last two weeks, leaving multiple voicemails, and had not heard back.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He went out on a promotional tour to gather a cast of thousands, contacting four hundred friends, mostly movie people, and talking them into coming to the track to cheer his horse on.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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