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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Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Fort Lauderdale is not borrowing the money, but is guaranteeing the debt.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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The House first debated a resolution presented by GOP leadership affirming that Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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He's championed causes on the political right, such as prohibiting federal funding for gender-affirming care, while being praised by the National Rifle Association.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Florida Board of Medicine only recognizes physician board certification from the national certifying boards for the major medical specialties such as dermatology, plastic surgery and family medicine.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Beneath each image, a short caption describes the features of Loro Piana Royal Lightness, which has a dedicated label certifying its uniqueness.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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But two German rifle cartridges with iron bullets suggest that Jews hid from the Nazis in this difficult to navigate terrain, further, if not poetically, attesting to the protective ambiance of the forests of Włodawa, Poland, preserving, if not protecting history and also human life.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 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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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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The remote location and lack of light pollution create an ideal backdrop for witnessing the splendor.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Putting private anguish and public witnessing into forceful tension, Paksa fashioned a productively ambivalent rubric for the artist under authoritarianism.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Testifying (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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