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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When Northern Democrats would not agree to militant pro-slavery demands such as passage of a federal slave code guaranteeing slavery’s westward expansion, Southern Democrats walked out.—
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5 Sep. 2025 -
Shrewd dealmaker Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since then, however, the court has allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for minors and has agreed to review Idaho’s and West Virginia’s bans on transgender athletes joining sports teams.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Advocate Health is pulling back on its gender-affirming care for minors, joining a growing list of hospital systems in Illinois and across the country cutting the services amid threats to their federal funding.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Before the workers are officially recognized as union members, the NRLB must deem the election results conclusive, certifying the outcome.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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According to Nessel, Smothers agreed to sign a false affidavit in May 2019, attesting to details of the beauty salon shooting that bolstered Anderson's self-defense story.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jetelina says another potential scenario is that pharmacists might require that such individuals sign paperwork attesting to their risk factors to receive a COVID vaccine.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Aug. 2025
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Zero-trust approaches aim to manage this sprawl by authenticating every request in real-time, regardless of its origin.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, September’s total lunar eclipse won’t be visible from the United States, but don’t worry — your chances of witnessing this stellar event are coming.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The outlet also said another staffer filed a complaint after witnessing the incident.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Testifying (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testifying%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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