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a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Some police forces and phone companies advise turning off message previews, which prevents thieves trying to break into your accounts from seeing reset or login codes when the phone is locked.
—Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Interest in Pilates has skyrocketed thanks to social media, increased messaging about the benefits of low-impact workouts, and the prevalence of online fitness classes.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Some police forces and phone companies advise turning off message previews, which prevents thieves trying to break into your accounts from seeing reset or login codes when the phone is locked.
—Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Verb
But voters rejected two questions in August that would have limited the power of the governor to spend federal funds, a victory for state Democrats who messaged heavily on the measure.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Interest in Pilates has skyrocketed thanks to social media, increased messaging about the benefits of low-impact workouts, and the prevalence of online fitness classes.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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This technology functions as a single access platform to view and analyze various sources of existing and proposed Seattle police data such as video and audio feeds, officer dispatch information and location, 911 calls, and police records.Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Oct. 2024
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The 911 caller told dispatch that Salazar Reyes was shot inside the home, according to police.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those with questions, may contact the Walton Arts Center box office at (479) 443-5600 or by email at info@waltonartscenter.org.Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, CVs are used by academics, scientists, lawyers, physicians and other professionals with letters after their name.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The information was central to what NSSF called its voter education program, which involved sending letters, postcards and later emails to persuade gun buyers to vote for the firearms industry’s preferred political candidates.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Storm Rafael is expected to approach the U.S. later in the week.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Either way, there are still several days before the storm could approach the Gulf Coast.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chandhok, the 49ers’ former chief of communications and the prosecution’s star witness, took the stand for the third time on Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Morgan Hill, testifying that Becker leaked him the report on Oct. 6, 2022.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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China has since made an effort to avoid being bypassed by maintaining close channels of communication with Pyongyang.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Businesses near the White House were boarded up today as a precaution should there be civil unrest.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Buildings on the campus have been boarded up, including the former administration building that burned Monday, and there has been a history of break-ins and fires on campus, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said at the scene.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jabbari sued the actor in March 2024 for defamation and battery; there have been no further updates on the lawsuit since its report.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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This year, Americans each plan to spend over $900 on holiday gifts, up from about $800 last year, according to NerdWallet’s annual holiday spending report.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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Instead of driving China and North Korea apart, Washington should try to capitalize on Beijing’s power over Pyongyang by urging China to clearly communicate two redlines to its partner.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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This crazy star seems to communicate with a smaller, five-pointed star to its upper right that is mainly light blue, though its loose weave of horizontal and vertical marks also contains other colors.Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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