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identity

[ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-] / aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn- /




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James E. Lee, president of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that provides advice and assistance related to identity theft, said last year alone the center documented an all-time high of 3,322 hacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Identity, he writes, is “not a burden borne equally by all groups.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Essex says Okta is the “primary beneficiary of the growing strategic importance of Identity Security,” highlighting its trajectory of expanding profitability margins.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Mr. Kahlenberg is director of the American Identity Project and Mr. Lin is a policy research fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The girl’s parents at first refused to believe the doctor who delivered the news and subsequently asked for two other opinions before coming to the Sender Identity Clinic and New York Hospital Clinic.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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