verbally

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Recent Examples of verbally Adding another wrinkle to the situation, the state Housing and Community Development Department verbally told the city that the property was subject to the California Surplus Land Act, which requires prioritization for affordable housing projects. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Read Next Local These are the racial justice activists who sued Sacramento police over treatment at protests March 21, 2025 3:40 PM Among the allegations was that officers bruised them, shot them with impact munitions and verbally harassed them. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 Boasberg gave the order to do so both verbally and in writing after the hearing. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025 The contract also maintains its unusual provision allowing Sanders to disclose any athletically related outside income to his superiors verbally, thus enabling him to follow NCAA bylaws while ensuring that no public paper trail is created for these earnings. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verbally

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“Verbally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbally. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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