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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Iran has not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) guaranteeing the right to transit passage, however, which complicates the legal questions.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Norwich offered a seven-year deal, guaranteeing a year as a professional player.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Children's Hospital Colorado CBS The hospital says the gender affirming drugs to delay puberty are also used to treat cisgender patients, pushing the Colorado Supreme Court to ask if that could be considered a form of discrimination.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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At Tuesday’s oral arguments, Paula Greisen, representing the families who sued, said Eckhart made a mistake by balancing the number of transgender children harmed by stopping gender-affirming care against all Colorado children who could face harm if the hospital lost funding.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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The city also launched the Small Business Advisory Board, which includes representatives from local chambers of commerce, construction associations, certifying entities, and city departments.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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The agency decided to press ahead with a launch attempt in April, formally certifying the rocket and spacecraft for flight.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks that followed, a detailed account of a different captive’s story was read every Shabbat, attesting to a lingering collective grief.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Leo on Monday signed the decree attesting that Flanagan lived a life of heroic virtue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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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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After all, there's no substitute for witnessing a meteor in real time.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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During the mission, the crew flew farther into space than past lunar explorers, capturing rare views of the moon's far side and witnessing a total solar eclipse.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Testifying (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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