authentication

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Recent Examples of authentication Much like financial technology helped introduce verification, standardization, and transparency to legacy banking systems, a new generation of third-party watch services—ranging from remote repair to authentication and grading—is beginning to institutionalize trust in the secondhand watch market. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025 Enable strong authentication and monitor for unexpected notices. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025 Both of the programs Broward offers, IB and International Education at Cambridge, told NPR that schools are not required to use AI detection software as part of the authentication process. Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025 Weak authentication mechanisms can also expose an environment. Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for authentication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authentication
Noun
  • If available, require in-branch or phone verification for transfers above a set amount.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The nonprofits check providers’ enrollment with their licensed capacity, review thousands of monthly attendance sheets, validate signatures and verifications of employment and eligibility and compare providers’ rate sheets to invoices, among other things, McDougal said.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Hardware proven beyond Earth That validation already extends into space.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Pearl explores the relationship between cultural prizes and ideas of nationhood, as well as imposter syndrome and external validation, like MFAs, literary awards, and being seen writing in coffeeshops by and with other writers.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The search for evidence brought Ohio investigators to the top floor of a quiet Lincoln Park building, a corner apartment that was used by McKee, now accused of killing Monique and Spencer Tepe, his ex-wife and her current husband.
    Sara Machi, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators responded to the area and collected evidence and statements from witnesses.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The executive order, issued in March, included new requirements that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a demand that all mail ballots be received by Election Day.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Euronews states applicants also need to show proof of health insurance that covers them in Bulgaria and is valid throughout the Schengen Zone.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There were no metal detectors (those were for the beach to find loose coins) and no identification required.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will expand a touchless identification process for members of its TSA PreCheck program during airport screening to dozens of new airports this year.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Applicants should bring an MLGW bill in their name, a recent pay stub, a Social Security income statement or bank statement showing direct deposit, a valid Tennessee state ID or driver’s license to verify age and address, and any disability documentation, if applicable.
    Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That kind of documentation—tracking symptoms, flares, fatigue and how lupus affects daily life—can help patients move the conversation beyond lab results and toward whether their current care is truly adequate.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple people close to the situation had stated or speculated that an official request had been sent, and the president himself had said that Combs had asked for clemency, but Thursday’s report was the first official confirmation of the letter’s existence.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There was no immediate confirmation from Washington.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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