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  • noun Plural form of recognition.

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Examples

  • Personally, I think the way that given the larger context of the way the Clinton campaign has been mismanaged, all of Bill's bone-headed statements, the Hill campaigns ever-shifting use of bogus metrics, the Bosnia thing, and the fact that a surefire front-runner with all of the institutional advantages of a presidential incumbent (rolodex, name recognitions, the Clinton legacy etc), Hillary and her campaign do deserve a ton of criticism.

    Keith Olbermann Apologizes For Crack About Hillary 2009

  • "Polling shows that Walker has one of the highest name recognitions in the country among active governors," Franklin said.

    Reuters: Press Release 2012

  • "The recognitions are a testament to our employees' passion and dedication in achieving both."

    unknown title 2011

  • They were "recognitions" because "award" implied that someone was better than the other, and we didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

    December 2006 2006

  • The revelations, as they are called — though by this time they should have ceased to be revelations, and have become "recognitions" in this country — made by the newspaper clippings before me are the expected indications of the deeper, underlying causes.

    "Instead of an Article : About Pittsburg and, Incidentally, about Editing a Magazine" 1910

  • They won’t tell you why she is continually running out of money, when six months ago she was the presumptive nominee, and had one of the greatest name recognitions in US political history.

    Obama Camp: Still Holding Delegate Lead - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • After years of failed talks since then, the South American recognitions come amid growing skepticism that a negotiated solution is possible.

    Palestinians seek global recognition through South America Juan Forero 2011

  • The recognitions are expected to create a warm environment at a summit of the continent's leaders and heads of state from the Arab world tentatively scheduled for April in Lima, Peru.

    Palestinians seek global recognition through South America Juan Forero 2011

  • Far from pressuring Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's government, they said, the recognitions instead demonstrated that the Palestinians were foregoing peace talks.

    Palestinians seek global recognition through South America Juan Forero 2011

  • Beyond the shortest of nods and recognitions with eyes, greetings are cut short by the strain that is on all.

    THEFT 2010

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