attests

present tense third-person singular of attest

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Recent Examples of attests After ten years of working at Harlow’s, Romandia attests that artists are attracted to playing at more intimate venues like Harlow’s in Sacramento. Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Our shopping writer Julia Harrison attests that Made In’s cookware is one of the most affordable and high-quality options on the kitchen market. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026 As the unfolding case of the Smithsonian attests, museum leaders occupy a pivotal position in American public life, balancing obligations to historical truth, institutional stakeholders, and the communities whose record they are entrusted to keep. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 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. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
Verb
  • Now, Flores is driving towards something, with intent, and affirms a willingness to prove commitment more so than simply describe pain.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Nearly a decade and a half after its original release, Lifestyle’s reintroduction affirms how beautiful, even landscape-altering things come from the smallest, silliest instincts, like having fun making music with your friends.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Clancy testifies in the murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing their three children.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Continue reading … INSIDE HER HEAD — Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband testifies as expert weighs in on murder trial.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • An Irregular spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE that the company is investigating how to securely run cybersecurity tests with AI agents.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Research confirms that affirming personal values significantly reduces stress and rumination, even proactively.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
  • If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Lawmakers would still need to debate how the government verifies that a kill switch works.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Any new agreement will have to specify who verifies what, in what order, and what happens when a ship is hit.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • It is said that this haven of peace guarantees total privacy for its visitors and residents.
    Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November.
    Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.
    Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a new paper, Zahavy argues that current large language models (LLMs) may be unable to make original discoveries on their own.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This shift to non-human identities (NHIs), a digital credential that authenticates and accesses resources without direct human involvement, demands a fundamental reassessment in how organizations approach cybersecurity.
    Damon Fleury, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • 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.
    Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

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