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also credentialling
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.
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The Cannabis Control Commission voted Thursday to schedule a public hearing on a potential freeze of new cultivation licenses and a temporary moratorium on approving additional canopy capacity.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Building code officials might be extra cautious or extra slow in approving a project for the same reason.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Prince did the honors of inducting them.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Trump has broken presidential precedent by weighing in on the elections of foreign countries, including endorsing Argentine President Javier Milei, though Orban has been criticized for democratic backsliding in Hungary.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Feb. 2026
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Take his habit of formally endorsing candidates in other countries’ elections.—
Max Boot,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Moving the start time up is not unprecedented; the sanctioning body did the same thing a year ago, for instance.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Heraskevych evidently can train in the helmet without risk of IOC sanctioning.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Beneath each image, a short caption describes the features of Loro Piana Royal Lightness, which has a dedicated label certifying its uniqueness.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Contreras de Rondon’s case, there appear to be marked differences in the signatures on the document certifying her notice to appear and on her arrest warrant, though the same officer’s name is listed on both.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The start of the final round of women's curling round-robin matches will be delayed by 25 minutes, with World Curling confirming the snow in Cortina is causing delays for the teams to reach the venue.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Just days after our story ran, an internal memo was leaked from Audi confirming that the next-gen TT—the all-electric corporate cousin being developed on the same platform as the Porsches—is still on.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Credentialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credentialing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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