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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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Rival taxi service Zoox faced a probe three years ago after self-certifying its own steering-wheel-free cabs.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Presidential candidates Party representatives would need to certify that their candidates for president are eligible, under the 22nd Amendment, to run for the role.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of certify

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After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
People today try to affirm their own usefulness, and this goes the other way.

— JD Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of affirm

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Some lenders use standard factors by industry; others will accept a letter from a CPA attesting to the business’s actual expense ratio, which can meaningfully improve the income calculation for a lean operation.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Though even that sentiment feels about five years out of date — a single un-PC joke doesn’t exactly end careers anymore, as several edge-lord comedians like Dave Chappelle can attest.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of attest

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Sacramento Ballet dancer James Griffen trained at San Francisco Ballet School and witnessed Helimets’ partnering abilities.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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