as in guaranteed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity
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The top 14 fillies on the leaderboard are guaranteed a spot in the starting gate, with three horses added as also-eligibles in case anyone in the main field scratches.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
That total, which is fully guaranteed, will count in its entirety against the salary cap.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to her lawsuit, Lucas had become certified as a wilderness first responder in 2018, began volunteering as a medic during street protests in 2020 and had volunteered as a medic at the UCSD encampment on multiple occasions before it was broken up May 6.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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All four are farmed biodynamically and certified by BioGro and Demeter, two of the largest certifying bodies in New Zealand.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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Fritz affirmed Horner is capable of knowing right from wrong.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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His sentence was most recently affirmed in 1998.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the docuseries, Bischoff attested to this.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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David Harris, a former longtime Republican state representative from Arlington Heights, attested to that based on their time working together on revenue issues.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters witnessed a rare ‘ash devil’ while battling the Trinity fire in San Bernardino County — a whirling column of hot ash and embers created when rising heat meets shifting winds.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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As a result, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic increase in the creation of posts, including among tribes that had not typically made them before.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Keep in mind that items like this have not been professionally tested or authenticated.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
20 Apr. 2026
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By minting a cryptographically perfect digital signature based on MD5, the attackers forged a certificate that authenticated their malicious update server.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Testified (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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