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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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City made formal contact with Liverpool over a move on Saturday evening.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Nepal says there are 2,426 people, including hundreds of foreigners, who are out of contact in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

The police said that they have been in contact with the Glendale Unified School District, “who are aware of the incident and are assisting us wherever appropriate.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Mr. Wells pressed on, in a peculiar flow state that Mr. St. George says he attributes to alien intervention, the result of an earlier contact with a mysterious light in the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Akira nodded to let her know she saw it, but kept looking straight at Dodger to not break eye contact.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The FBI found that Bayoumi's contacts had helped Hazmi and Mihdhar obtain California driver's licences, apply to flight schools, receive Middle Eastern wire transfers, and even arrange dental treatment.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Having previously established contacts within the universe of Insta meme-makers, I messaged a few sloppypasta enthusiasts to see whether they might be willing to speak to their use of these captions.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

These days, he often shares tasting notes and bottle recommendations with business contacts via text messages and on the wine app Vivino.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The channels are tolerated by authorities but operate in a legal grey area as they use information from air force contacts.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

On the quiet, they got in touch with some of their wartime contacts.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Second, we contacted the financial company where we owed our biggest monthly payment.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

The flood crashed into the area where they were last contacted soon after.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Lawton is one of many veterans from across the UK who contacted BBC Your Voice after receiving letters out of the blue seeking money they didn't know they owed.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

According to Velasco, Ventura County was among only three of 12 local jurisdictions contacted — along with Cook County, Ill., and Harris Country, Texas — that said it was “evaluating” Mexico’s complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

In 1859, he contacted the publisher John Murray hesitantly: “I heartily hope that my Book may be sufficiently successful that you may not repent of having undertaken it.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Fish and Wildlife Service if you suspect someone is trafficking wildlife by contacting 1-844-FWS-TIPS.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"I was just praying, and telling him that, 'just be calm, be careful and just keep contacting us'."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

She also suggests contacting Vinted's legal team and making a subject access request, or SAR, which can give users access to information about how a decision affecting their account was made.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

She told shelter officials that she and her family had been scouring the neighborhood, including posting fliers and contacting local dog rescues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

After contacting his friend, Helmut Leiner, whose name and address Dasch's handkerchief had revealed to the FBI, he arranged a meeting with Hedy Engemann.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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