identity
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His identity, he says, feels at times more Colombian and others more American.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Harry Brook appears favourite to be named as Test captain, though that appointment could now hinge on the identity of the next head coach.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some Chinese analysts see the turnover of UK prime ministers as a sign of instability, and what Zhang Jian, from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, calls the country's "identity crisis" since Brexit.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
She said there’s grief for the people, routines and even a person’s identity that’s been left behind.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I didn’t know your identity, but I had an impression of who my opponent was, being surrounded by things you made. I had thought you might like it.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
They confirmed the identities of 13 victims killed in the fire, including a Laotian national.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Their identities have not yet been released by authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
There was no immediate confirmation of the identities of those who died but the authorities said many of the victims may be foreigners who were in Bedar, a small whitewashed village in Los Gallardos district.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
And they were little boys, therefore fundamentally uncommunicative, with no gift for intimacy, and worse, they had diluted their identities, for she had never found this missing triangle of flesh.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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