as in certificate
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something submitted the required certifications

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Recent Examples of certification In a twist of fate, Kelly had completed her CPR certification only a few months earlier for a job requirement. Nasha Smith, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Such certification means that the program determines that scientific evidence connects a disease to that exposure and subsequently makes patients eligible for treatment coverage and compensation. Liz Neporent, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025 Advocates had warned that the possibility may be the outcome of the surprising class certification, setting a precedent. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025 The spokesperson said four employees traveled to the Horseshoe Hotel in Las Vegas for the National Conference on Correctional Healthcare in October 2024 for training and certification. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for certification
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certificate
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  • The public discovery of the certificates four months after the fact suggests the transparency logs didn’t receive the attention they were intended to get.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Across a defense supply chain of roughly 220,000 to 300,000 contractors and subcontractors, with about 80,000 expected to require Level 2, only about 270 organizations hold a final CMMC certificate as of late August 2025.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Certification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certification. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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