registry

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I do advise couples to have some — at the very least — preliminary discussions about finances before taking their romance to the wedding chapel, synagogue or registry office.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The mobile phone shop, and the other two UK firms we investigated, are all listed at Companies House, the government's official registry of businesses.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The data came from the Geneva registry and the National Agency for Cancer Registration, which compiles information from cantonal cancer registries across Switzerland.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

AI policing tools are used in dozens of U.S. cities, although no public registry tracks the full footprint.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In 1943, members of the Dutch Resistance bombed the Amsterdam civil registry office in an attempt to destroy records, to prevent the Nazis from identifying Jews and others marked for persecution, arrest or forced labour.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler