sender
Americannoun
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senders
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a person or thing that sends.
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a transmitter of electric pulses, as in telegraphy.
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"While no passwords or payment details were exposed, we recommend remaining cautious of any unexpected emails and always verifying the sender before clicking on links."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
An invitation brings a smile to your face, but the fact that you were taken aback by the sender of the invite created just enough friction in the process to give you pause.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
It identified the sender as “cis, queer, white, Euro-American, middle class, post-evangelical, spiritual but not religious.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
On platforms like WhatsApp, where messages are protected by end-to-end encryption and can only be read by the sender and recipient, monitoring content is inherently difficult.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
"I've received many post-balloons. Am I supposed to walk with every single sender?"
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
The text messages come from senders named Emma or Sarah, with a group called Friends for Peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Signify attributes this to the fact that Arsenal have been actively taking action, including implementing education programmes and banning fans from the Emirates who have been identified as senders of abuse.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Consumers should also avoid engaging with unsolicited messages from unknown senders.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
These mystery text messages from unnamed senders can easily be faked, while journalists are fired, disgraced, and often driven into a different industry for concocting false stories—and rightfully so.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024
Many of them comment that the senders were unaware that the great Prospero had a daughter.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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