identity
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Though the Brewers have players who can hit home runs, they pulled ahead the next inning with a sequence more closely aligned with their identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Still, the consistency with which the chain has made personal hospitality part of its identity is instructive.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Throughout Maledon’s career as a hangman, Arkansas newspapers regularly reported his identity and his role in executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
The whole Viking bit, which might otherwise have been dismissed as a stereotype, instead became the team’s identity, right down to the runic-style characters on the Norwegian jerseys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Someone in the back makes a crack about identity theft.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Their identities are kept secret for 50 years, leaving Nobel watchers guessing about who will get the nod.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The report said it may have changed the genders of employees in the report so as to protect their identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
And that nations need not abandon their distinct identities in order to recognize their common interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Other insurance fraud cases flagged by the ABI include someone who staged car crashes with people they met online and a complex travel insurance scam involving multiple fake identities and documents.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even though I was sure I knew the identities of the three aliens who attacked me, I couldn’t prove it.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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