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testaments

noun

plural of testament

as in evidences

something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim the "before" and "after" pictures are a testament to the effectiveness of the weight loss program

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as in ideologies

the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group Jefferson's collected writings constitute his political testament

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Recent Examples of testaments After all the glowing testaments to his character, the apartment was startlingly nondescript. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Public’s strength and ambition today stand as direct testaments to his leadership and vision through storms and blue skies alike. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026 Vance, who struggles through the most basic photo ops, is not one of the best; his two successful elections are both testaments to Trump’s political muscle. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 One of the greatest testaments to the French Laundry’s influence has been the sheer number of alumni who have opened acclaimed restaurants of their own, from Grant Achatz’s Alinea to Corey Lee’s Benu to Rene Redzepi’s Noma. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 About 2 miles north on Central, though, stand more quiet monuments, testaments to Native American resistance and resilience. — Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026 After two years of research, an art historian believes that the designs on glass Roman cage cups are testaments to the skill and collaborative efforts required to craft some of the empire’s most renowned pieces of glasswork. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025 Hind’s voice — fragments of which spread online and were later verified and analyzed by outlets including The Washington Post, Sky News and Forensic Architecture — became one of the most haunting and emblematic testaments of the war in Gaza. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

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The overall issue of online safety, particularly regarding minors, is one of the few issues that defies traditional political ideologies.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideologies

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Morgan said that seeing the parents and hearing their testimonies puts everything in his life into perspective.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Through reenactment, the film brings their memories and testimonies to the screen, conveying aspects of their suffering that words alone cannot fully capture.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of testimonies

Noun

These more general philosophies may be reflected in the parties’ use of generative AI for political advertising, something about which voters are worried.

— Michael Franz, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
The heuristic has more or less remained despite the evolution in draft philosophies and roster construction, as well as with changes to rookie wage scales.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of philosophies

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The deluge will take mathematicians months to parse through and understand—including to determine whether the proofs contain novel and important ideas or are mostly mash-ups of existing techniques.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
This is where industry self-regulation, voluntary certifications and independent accountability frameworks could play a role in how companies make their proofs.

— Eric Reicin, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of proofs

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The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctrines

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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026

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