as in guaranteed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity
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With Republicans already opposed to the deal, the unresolved back-and-forth virtually guaranteed the shutdown will drag on even longer.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025 -
The year before, the Dolphins chose not to compete with Denver’s offer for safety Brandon Jones (three years, $20 million, with $12 million guaranteed).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The only other aircraft carrier in the world that has the EMALS system is the US Navy’s newest carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, which was certified for flight deck operations using the EMALS system in the spring of 2022.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Results won’t be officially certified for a few more days.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The council’s decision affirmed the Planning Commission’s denial.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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More than a century into the debate about whether a corporation is a person, Stewart affirmed that a person can be a corporation—a public one, as of 1999, when shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia surged to almost two billion dollars in value.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Christina Applegate, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry and even Warren Beatty attested to his sexiness in his SMA cover story.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The large crowd on hand attested to his, well, authenticity.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Historic data In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, her son witnessed her performing CPR on Iris.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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After submitting their pre-loved luxury pieces on a special landing page on the Mytheresa site, customers get a quotation on their items, which are then authenticated by the Vestiaire Collective team before an instant Mytheresa store credit is issued to sellers in return.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Associated Press also reviewed — and authenticated — text exchanges between Lopez and the pilot.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Testified (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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