testified (to)

past tense of testify (to)
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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Verb
  • Schultz reported that the contract includes $102 million guaranteed.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Newsom stuck out his neck and took it on the chin from fellow Democrats — showing that even with lopsided one-party rule, unity and success aren’t always guaranteed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Along with other achievements, Carpenter participated in the prison’s braille program and is now now certified as a braille transcriber.
    Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the proof has been certified using the programming language Lean, which all but guarantees its correctness.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Anthropic did not respond to an immediate request for comment, but Coxon’s warnings were surprisingly affirmed by Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s alignment scene lead, and Samuel Marks, who runs the company‘s scalable oversight division.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In December 2025, according to the lawsuit, a Venezuelan appeals court affirmed the earlier ruling that the courts lacked jurisdiction over Camero’s accusations.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many Black parishioners who joined the Peoples Temple attested to the church’s racial inclusiveness.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One Night Only is literally all contrivance, as attested to by the countdown clocks posted everywhere to alert everyone as to when the Sex Purge will be over.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has information that can assist officers to contact the township police department at 248-433-7755.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Sacramento Ballet dancer James Griffen trained at San Francisco Ballet School and witnessed Helimets’ partnering abilities.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Experts authenticated the painting as part of Goudstikker’s collection and estimated its value at about $290,000.
    Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Experts authenticated the painting as part of Goudstikker’s collection and estimated its value at about 250,000 euros ($290,000).
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Testified (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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