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identifier

[ahy-den-tuh-fahy-er, i-den-] / aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ ər, ɪˈdɛn- /


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That dollar amount served as a unique identifier in a separate disclosure table showing OBDC’s valuation methods for different categories of Level 3 investments.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Through the children not in school registers, there will be a single unique identifier for every child and a requirement for every council to have multi-agency child protection team.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

The artist’s last name is written in block letters along one edge, but there’s some confusion over whether the artist or the school added it later as an identifier.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2025

The U.S. government is no longer issuing identification documents with an “X” identifier, which could impact some intersex individuals, Lorshbough said.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2025

It is customary for the first identifier to have the species named after him, or any name he chooses, so long as it is not already in use.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

UnitedHealth Group, which insured some Perfect Child patients, said “it is not at all uncommon to see ABA providers change names and” tax identifiers to avoid detection of potentially fraudulent billing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

These patterns act as unique optical identifiers that are difficult to replicate, making them useful for anti-counterfeiting and traceability applications.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

"Just seeing an Asian American, her struggle with her family and expectation, there's a lot of identifiers there that we take with us," Christine says.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

Surrounded by packaged canvases, drawers of sketches and displayed family photos, Hurtado’s clothes are color-coded, labeled and tagged with identifiers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2025

She plays the tape backward and forward, stops and starts, scribbles down identifiers she missed.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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