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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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It’s a compelling premise, yet it has long struggled to survive contact with biology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

After the April community meeting, Falb and her mother exchanged contact information with other residents, eventually forming the Lone Pine Canyon Protection Alliance, with Falb serving as vice president and Unibe as secretary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Rather than expect constant contact, Nichola sends "little no-pressure messages" on their family WhatsApp group.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

This can include convincing them to distrust exactly the people — friends, family, financial advisers — who might warn them to sever contact with suspicious actors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

I’m glad to have your contact information should any residuals come in.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

U.S. and Iranian officials also communicated through Qatari and Pakistani mediators during the gathering, contacts Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as significant despite the limited progress.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

His remarks followed indirect contacts between U.S. and Iranian officials in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Most of all, he wants to make sure that the trusted contacts understand their roles and that they are capable of handling the task.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The team used GAGE-seq, a technique that can measure both gene expression and three-dimensional genome contacts within the same individual cell.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

After my mom had to race back to work, I found Calista’s phone number on the list of emergency contacts on the bulletin board in the kitchen.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

"I have contacted the police for further updates and I've been told that it is believed the incident is contained," she said on X.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Just because someone contacted me didn’t obligate me to reply instantly.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

After supporters contacted the airport, Claire was given a tour of the tower before travelling the length of the runway and staying overnight in a hotel room overlooking the airfield.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Disneyland staff contacted the Anaheim Police Department, which arrested him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the fall of 1893 Chamberlin contacted Holmes and requested he come to a meeting at his office.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“We thank the researchers for contacting us and sharing their findings. We narrowed the permissions on Community sign-in tokens and revoked affected tokens and sessions,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A solicitor representing seven of the families affected by Lucy Letby's crimes has said responsibility for the delay in contacting the police "lies squarely" with hospital executives.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The EU wants children's accounts to remain private, with "risky settings" disabled by default and unknown users prevented from contacting minors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The judge also imposed indefinite non-harassment orders prohibiting the pair from contacting their victim in any way.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

As soon as he’d recovered enough from his surgery to travel, Gey began contacting cancer researchers around the country, asking who was doing research on pancreatic cancer and needed a patient to experiment on.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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