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referencing

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present participle of reference

as in documenting

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The cancellation came hours after the Miami Herald published a story documenting the Hialeah Fire Department’s staffing crisis.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Experts advise documenting existing processes and decisions *before* adopting AI, emphasizing that AI amplifies operational maturity rather than creating it.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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Gartner is validating the thesis this week too, naming Innovaccer a leader in its first ever healthcare technology Magic Quadrant, ranked above Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Salesforce on vision and execution.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Jobs are shifting from operating software to managing a hybrid workforce of humans and agents—setting goals, validating outputs, and stepping in when judgment is required.

— Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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Some requirements include specifying that data centers larger than 10,000 square feet are allowed on industrial property by right, or on commercial property with a specific use permit.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
But officials have since updated the death toll to three without specifying which was the latest victim.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

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Further corroborating Silas’ fate is the fact that also gone is Numan Acar who played his fixer Esad Kasgarli in Season 1.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 July 2026
Connell later reported that a masked man had broken in and attacked her, and even appeared to have physical evidence corroborating her claims, according to the Orange County District Attorney's release.

— Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of corroborating

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Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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