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identification

[ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, ih-den-] / aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn- /


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Underpinning it all is the AIS, the radio-based automatic identification system required on most large commercial ships to broadcast their identity, position and speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The identification of P. floydmuraria represents only the second known species of the Pikelinia genus recorded in Colombia.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

You can register here — have your state driver’s license or identification card number, the last four digits of your Social Security number and date of birth ready.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"This identification underscores how important it is to keep investigating unresolved cold cases," Interpol's secretary general Valdecy Urquiza said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Thankfully our mud-covered uniforms were identification enough, and we were waved through just as the cry went out that a third charge was coming up the hill.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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