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as in affirms
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attests
Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.
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Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
As Moyes attests, there are small improvements that can be made — at home and on the road — but the fact that Everton’s boss is disappointed with a loss against the champions-in-waiting shows how close his side was to providing the perfect away performance.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Still, 21 pages of notes in his book attests to the work Crawford put into the project over the course of a year.
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Charlie’s mother, Lucy, attests to her bank account feeling the rise of the analog economy.
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Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
Rocha attests to Bueno’s ability to work with the younger set, especially since Bueno began mentoring her years ago.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.
—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
As Moyes attests, there are small improvements that can be made — at home and on the road — but the fact that Everton’s boss is disappointed with a loss against the champions-in-waiting shows how close his side was to providing the perfect away performance.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Still, 21 pages of notes in his book attests to the work Crawford put into the project over the course of a year.
—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Charlie’s mother, Lucy, attests to her bank account feeling the rise of the analog economy.
—
Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
Rocha attests to Bueno’s ability to work with the younger set, especially since Bueno began mentoring her years ago.
—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
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Ending the show with one final jump affirms that there’s no future in which the Landry family is done with time traveling, despite the trauma and heartache the pond has delivered with its gift.
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At the same time, the resolution affirms Southern Baptists’ hope for Jews’ conversion to Christianity.
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Taking the same tack could increase the likelihood that Mangione testifies.
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Katy Puig’s father testifies In brief testimony, Rudy Puig said his daughter was a healthy teenager before the boat crash.
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Ray advises Anna to let the police handle the situation, which confirms him as the most rational character on the show and thus the only threat that Cady seems to recognize.
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The veteran anchor, 65, who hosted the weekend show Alex Witt Reports, is set to leave the channel later this summer, PEOPLE confirms.
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The drone business boom Last year, Thunder Tiger’s Overkill drones became the first from an Asian company to qualify for the Pentagon’s Blue Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Cleared List, which certifies commercial drones for use by the US military.
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If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended.
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When a bartender goes missing, Ohm descends into both his own history and that of this Overlook Hotel–esque setting in a film that verifies the suspicion that McCarthy is one of the best genre directors currently working.
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The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.
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And in Western water law, that place in line — senior rights — guarantees that when drought hits, your share is protected.
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No amount of preparation guarantees a flawless trip.
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Trump argues the ballroom is necessary for security reasons, and amplified that assertion after the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in April.
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The article argues that while compromise may offer short-term gains, steadfast adherence to one's beliefs builds lasting trust and reputational capital.
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The Open Source Munitions Portal, which authenticates publicly sourced images of munitions worldwide, has published several images of unexploded submunitions found in Israel this week.
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The challenge lies in developing a solution that authenticates these agents and identifies their human operators rather than uniformly blocking them.
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