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  • present tense form of code (3rd person singular).
  • plural of code.

codes



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The restaurant, already in need of updating for health ordinances and building codes, shuttered for a three-year renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

By showing in molecular detail how RNA polymerase reads and transcribes non-natural DNA letters, the new research provides an important foundation for technologies built around expanded genetic codes.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

As planned, the Postal Service system would take a random sample of bulk mail ballots going to voters to make sure the envelopes all contained required information, including special bar codes tied to each voter.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

The funeral industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is currently self-regulating, relying on voluntary codes and inspections by trade associations.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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