Recent Examples on the WebThreatt is also intentional about using the word ‘female’ over 'woman' as an identifier.—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024 But the unique identifier remains your mobile phone number—and that’s a risk.—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 People trading their eye scans for a World ID can do so without ever providing their name, email, address, or other identifiers that are often targets for criminals.—Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024 These small devices, similar to the size of a grain of rice, act as unique identifiers for individual fish.—The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 Biometric identifiers record fingermarks only as 2D pictures, and although these carry a lot of information, there’s a lot missing.—Partha Banerjee, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024 The calendar is filled with fantastical elements of vivid colors which have become Gyasi’s main identifier.—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023 This requirement is standard for many professional licensures in the United States, serving as a unique identifier for each applicant.—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 Losing birth month and year as search criteria means relying more on other identifiers like full names, addresses, and Social Security numbers.—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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