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[noh-tuh-fahy] / ˈnoʊ təˌfaɪ /


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The student pilot from the UK has not yet been publicly identified, as authorities work with the consulate and the FBI to notify the next of kin.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

ICE policy is to notify the public and Congress within two business days of a detainee’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The judge made the decision after an emergency hearing in which she sharply criticized the government for failing to notify the court and the opposing side of its plans until late Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Reyes had repeatedly instructed the government to notify the court and preservationists before undertaking significant work at the course.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

And maybe if the surgeon would’ve come, maybe if he hadn’t lost so much blood, if the surgeon had only come, they would know who to notify and where.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

Oura also notifies you if it identifies a significant shift over a 30-day period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The IRS notifies households of penalties by a written letter sent through the mail.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Reform UK sources say Farage's team notifies local police forces of his movements when he is travelling, in line with Operation Bridger protocols.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The IDN, for instance, has a system to alert trained observers to respond to ICE action, and notifies people based on their proximity to the action.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

He also notifies the two senior noncommissioned officers to act as platoon leaders if there has been a division into platoons.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department

The man's kin have been informed and the coroner has been notified, police said.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

However, the government has now removed the two-year deadline so payments will no longer become taxable solely because they were made more than two years after a pension scheme was notified of the death.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The State Department notified Congress of the military aid package in January about a month after the deportation deal was struck, some of the officials and aides said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

One attorney for Wonder notified Efferson on July 23 of a property inspection the following week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Two weeks prior to his scheduled flight to London, he was notified that he would not get a passport.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Atletico accused La Liga rivals Barcelona of approaching Argentina international Alvarez without first notifying them in writing.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The judgment also found that Facebook committed to notifying users when an app misused their data and deliberately didn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

We believe that the combination of weather and rapid glacier retreat in early August 2025 was likely sufficient to issue an alert notifying people that the hazard may be temporarily elevated in a general area.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Postal Service agreed with all recommendations on how to protect against future problems, except for one that suggested promptly notifying customers impacted by new regional transportation plans.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Authorities sometimes held them for days without notifying their parents.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman


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