inform
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On the other, the research will help to inform government policy.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In February, Walters called Bradley Beesley, the creator of Mudcats, to inform him of the Roebucks’ offer.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He discussed the benefits of a reaction function, such as the Taylor Rule, that would systematically guide monetary policy and inform the public, but said “our knowledge just doesn’t extend that far.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Among the men surveyed, 76% supported requiring warning labels on dairy products to inform consumers about prostate cancer risk.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
You don’t come home after two years and suddenly inform your mother that she’s dying.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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The museum’s security staff informs the police of every instance of “hate speech or violent language,” Ms. Berg says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I’ve got to say, it’s really different, but what we learned from “Boyhood” really informs it, for sure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It informs why he thinks he survived being shot five times point-blank: “I believe god saved me,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Even when there is an accident or mechanical fault, the water guard quickly informs the control room and a rescue boat is deployed in record time," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It’s waaaaay past my bedtime,” he informs me in a whisper.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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There’s press conferences, there’s briefings, and the public is informed about what could possibly happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Jurors were also informed that Walters’ partial fingerprint was found on the white Spencer’s bag holding the cache of stolen firearms that Oxford turned over to police.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
After an OpenAI researcher informed Brockman about a hack to get around the New York Times paywall when scraping content, Brockman responded, “ah nice,” according to the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Supt Pearse said formal identification had yet to take place, but Noah's family had been informed.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
But they ignored his complaint and informed him there was one more problem to solve.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
For the next two hours, anchors and reporters covered the story while informing viewers of a grim fact: The station had lost contact with its Chopper 4 crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The findings suggest that studying the genetics of personality could have implications well beyond psychology, potentially informing research in medicine, health, education and the workplace.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
An MoD inquiry into the potential exposure found no evidence the marines and soldiers had been given a health and protection brief informing them of the asbestos hazard before, during or immediately after deployment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Whether the added punctuation has the effect the author imagines, she’s not wrong to point out that editorial decisions, once made, tend “to stick, informing how future readers will interpret a story or character.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bragg was in for a moment, but neither of us wanted the perverse joy of informing him that the English labs were again about to be humiliated by the Americans.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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