as in guaranteeing
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity
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All of the following are made and served from a single skillet, guaranteeing easy cleanup.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026 -
All of the following are made and served from a single skillet, guaranteeing easy cleanup.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Trump signed an executive order last year impacting gender-affirming care and warned there would be severe consequences to hospitals that continue to offer transgender medicine for pediatric patients.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient communities.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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The law notes that local officials are not responsible for determining whether victims meet all of the qualifications for a U visa, and instead are only responsible for certifying the applications.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The nation’s legislators were gathered inside, certifying Biden’s election.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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At his clinic, the licensor, posing as a patient, received a vaccine card attesting to her vaccination without ever being offered a shot, prosecutors said.—
Jessica Schreifels,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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The current requirement includes attesting on the form, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant is an American citizen.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Nov. 2025
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Land Rover has now taken a high-profile step in authenticating the Defender’s pedigree at the most grueling, and prestigious, off-road race venue on the planet.—
Karl Brauer,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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Two days earlier, Bonds had marked the jersey with the company’s proprietary invisible ink, authenticating that Goedert would wear it on that particular December day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Walking the floors of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year felt less like attending a technology exhibition and more like witnessing the early formation of a new industrial era.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In fact, many of the strongest solar storms on record have occurred during this milder phase, but the likelihood of witnessing a powerful, naked-eye-visible aurora is especially high right now, given the sun’s tumultuousness.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Testifying (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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