as in vouches (for)
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity
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Such lifting of sanctions all but guarantees that the Iranian regime will be bolstered mere months after protests brought it to the brink of collapse.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026 -
Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to uncover the truth, using her mind-numbing day job digitizing records at the local police station as a platform.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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At the same time, the resolution affirms Southern Baptists’ hope for Jews’ conversion to Christianity.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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However, in cases where disclosure can impede care, the medical community affirms the right to adolescent confidentiality.—
Sunaya Krishnapura,
STAT,
10 June 2026
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The drone business boom Last year, Thunder Tiger’s Overkill drones became the first from an Asian company to qualify for the Pentagon’s Blue Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Cleared List, which certifies commercial drones for use by the US military.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Several days later, Naim witnesses the pastor’s kid being violently assaulted by an invisible presence.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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“Testifies (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifies%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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