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Safety measures include parental tracking of rides, experienced drivers, pin verification and audio recordings.—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 So, verification is the only stage in which the proper protocol is to be circumspect, rather than go straight to the newspapers.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 June 2026 Include your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026 If the market's score meets a certain benchmark, participants will require employment verification.—Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for verification
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Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin vērificātiōn-, vērificātiō, from vērificāre "to verify" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns