contact
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Authorities are trying to make contact with 14 people they have been unable to reach by mobile phone but are not yet considered missing.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
These traces point to the wide range of environments, objects and people that may have come into contact with the Shroud during its long history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Your girlfriend can request a copy of her Supplemental Security Income file or contact the Social Security Administration to confirm whether her benefit is already being reduced under the “PMV rule.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
They are forbidden from contact with relatives and friends in Israel, and can’t visit the country, home to Judaism’s holiest sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
They avoided eye contact and stared blankly ahead or kept their eyes lowered.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
"Momentum doesn't happen by accident," said Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of the grassroots group Our Revolution, which says its volunteers have made more than 300,000 voter contacts for El-Sayed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Our five-week email course is designed to take the guesswork and anxiety out of developing contacts into relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Instead, they point to something more mundane: they think that parents of young children simply have fewer face-to-face contacts with medical professionals than they did 10 or 15 years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Most contacts did not anticipate any notable impact on wage growth, citing the subdued economic conditions and employment outlook,” the ECB said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Through inside contacts I have with the State Animal Husbandry Board. Don’t you remember last week when their inspector was out here examining Judy? They’re eager to have her foal; she’s an unmatched superior.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
On Monday, Bilt said in a message to cardholders viewed by The Wall Street Journal that it contacted the collections firm after discovering the issue on July 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Six months ago, Rebecca Holder contacted the BBC after a visit from stair lift salesman Jason Sarver.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I contacted the other driver’s insurance company, and they said they’re waiting for the accident report before moving forward — so I’m basically in a holding pattern.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
At 4 p.m., sheriff’s deputies contacted a volunteer group to help search the neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He finds friends who can help identify migrants who drown in the river, so their families can be contacted and their bodies shipped home.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
In January, Storonsky’s team allegedly told Cecil Wright to hold off on contacting the vessel’s seller—Canadian billionaire and former hockey player Patrick Dovigi—and said they would talk again the following week, according to the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It recommended contacting Ford customer service to ask about a flaw that might be covered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The company said it was contacting the owners of the affected accounts and had "not seen evidence of broader impact to these providers or other accounts on their services."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
An AliExpress spokesperson told the BBC it had removed the products flagged by ESF and was contacting affected customers to initiate a recall.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The problem was contacting him without the knowledge of anyone who might betray her to her father.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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