on file
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“I’d often get a call that would say, ‘Hey, we need to be on file with this in less than 24 hours, get whatever resources you need, just make it happen,’” Hilton recalls.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
While reviewing your records, gather documentation of your earnings for those years, especially if you believe the agency has the wrong income information on file.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
When ballots are sent by mail, election officials are required to verify a voter’s signature on the ballot by comparing it with the signature on the official voter registration records on file.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Wright was convicted after his DNA, on file from his Brook Hotel theft conviction, matched samples taken from the victims.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
One of his last acts as president was to place on file in the State Department his rejoinder to Bache’s accusations, which historians have long since discovered were based on forged English documents.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
