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[sig-nuh-fahy] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ /




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At least three people, including Robinson’s mom and Banks’ wife, have bodyguards in tow, some of them hulking and one with a tattooed head that bears the letters SOG, to signify “Son of God.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The recent departures from Google DeepMind also signify an ideological rift between Pichai and Hassabis, according to former employees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Downing Street published a list of the nominations, external and said the King "has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring peerages".

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Disney said in its news release that it is a new certification for premium large format theaters and “will signify to audiences which auditoriums offer the biggest, brightest, and most immersive cinematic experiences.”

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

"All in favor of the motion, signify by saying 'Aye' . . ." The ayes drowned him out.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The former term signifies the belief that the soundest interpretation of a law will have first determined its public meaning at the time of its passage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But in L.A., none is so iconic as the giant looming penguin that signifies milkshakes, burgers, oldies playlists and sheer Americana at the end of the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The memorial also signifies Pyongyang's willingness to continue military cooperation with Russia "regardless of how the war unfolds".

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Trust & Will’s power-of-attorney tally actually signifies that some progress is being made, just based on the fact that the online estate-planning platform asked about it as part of its large national survey.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

There was much argument, and those sensations of fraternity and comity which at first brought our Regiment together at our dances gave way, I fear, to anger: “What signifies that?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The title is a line from Woody Guthrie’s celebrated song “Deportees,” about the crash, and what it signified in a nation that used and used up its foreign workers, and it ends like this:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Al-Sharaa has forged closer ties with the west since coming to power, particularly the US – signified when he became the first Syrian leader to visit the White House in November last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

What he did at those Olympic Games 90 Augusts ago—and what it signified to a world on the verge of a global war that would cancel the Olympics until 1948—still resounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform signified a breakthrough, as customers realized Palantir could provide AI solutions that were effective, Luria said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Davis, 53, announced the news with an Instagram video on Tuesday that showed the actor ringing the Bell of Hope, signifying she’d completed a round of cancer treatment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As the national market remains stagnant, a shift is underway in many local real-estate markets, signifying a major turning point.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Head of football operations Damian Vidagany held his hands on his head at the final whistle, signifying a release of pressure, before embracing Tielemans.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

If we had, it might have come with a purposefully incomprehensible slogan, absent any sound or fury but definitely signifying nothing.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

The noise of horses and carriage wheels reached us from below, signifying the end of the celebration.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine


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