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testify (to)

verb

Definition of testify (to)

as in to guarantee

to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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Not that the Rams believe any of this potential greatness has been guaranteed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But when all the money is guaranteed, there's no way to escape the cap hit.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of guarantee

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It's been one year since Michigan Medicine ended gender affirming care for patients under 19 years old.

— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Trial court rulings — affirmed by a Supreme Court majority in March — said parents have the right to demand information about their child’s gender identity at school.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of affirm

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The notable exception is the always effective Lena Olin, whose brief turn as a concentration camp survivor attesting to Hermine’s true sadistic nature packs a quiet charge.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Minnesota has been the place for QB revivals, as Sam Darnold and Case Keenum can attest.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of attest

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Despite communism’s collapse in 20th century Soviet bloc countries, the last decade has witnessed a surprising surge in interest in communism and socialism among the US public and journalists globally.

— Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Just the same, on Monday night a coach who’d witnessed Walker’s origin story from little league through middle school and Arlington High was struck by deja vu.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

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