testify (to)

Definition of testify (to)next
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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Verb
  • The regime blames its bankruptcy on sanctions and claims to be working toward their removal while making foreign policy choices guaranteed to trigger more sanctions.
    Azadeh Moaveni, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The board's nine members would serve at the mayor's behest, and charter and traditional public schools would each be guaranteed three representatives.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • Those applying for children with a disability must submit a firm that certifies the student’s disability, an evaluation and/or a Texas individualized education plan.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Nixon-Clark, who was 16, was certified to be tried as an adult after the case was first filed in a juvenile court.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated February 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In response to the congressional request, Coupang affirmed its compliance.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
  • These bills have targeted gender-affirming care, bathroom access and trans people’s participation in sports.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • After the Aphex Twin nod, however, anyone who was into the harder end of hardcore breaks could attest that KAVARI’s original productions, heard in basements from Seoul to Vienna, were as electrifying as her edits.
    James Gui, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
  • As any Milwaukeean can attest, this January got really cold.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • And his time was one too of witnessing the willful destruction of entire cultures, the taking of lands, the Trail of Tears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As a result, people in Minnesota and across the country are exercising their First Amendment rights to peacefully witness, film and livestream ICE and CBP’s operations.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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