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validates

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present tense third-person singular of validate

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events

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as in proves

to show the existence or truth of by evidence the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies

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Recent Examples of validates But many of the results have already been verified in Lean—a programming language that validates a proof’s logic—and are therefore all but certain to be correct. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 Mathematical success validates a relationship between the formalism and what experiments record. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Data from Adobe cross-validates this trend, showing that US retail site traffic driven by AI channels jumped 125% year-on-year between April and June 2026, after soaring 693% year-on-year during the 2025 holiday season. — CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 This achievement validates a scalable technical design for broader commercial expansion across the industry. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 The wall-to-wall attendance of every show with full audience engagement certainly validates the latter concern. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Wednesday’s announcement validates the investigative reporting of journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers also note that AI often validates and agrees with the user rather than posing those challenging questions needed for real spiritual and personal growth. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The grand jury report validates that this was an orchestrated scheme to steal public money from sick kids to use for political benefit. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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Each of these hues, NASA’s analysis confirms, correspond to different types of ancient volcanism, from glasslike oozes to rubbly pyroclastic flow deposits.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Along with a potential best new artist Grammy nom, Geese could slot into rock or alternative categories, and the group’s label confirms that they have been submitted for all three.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

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Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
If that proves to be the case, the party would hold between 224 and 234 seats next Congress.

— Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM).

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
In other words, there’s no comprehensive process that verifies safety certification before sale.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of verifies

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The Supreme Court's ruling establishes that it is entitled to review the president's determination of cause.

— Matt Peterson,Luke Fountain, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Anchored by a 17th-century Swiss stone fountain, the courtyard establishes a sense of unity.

— Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishes

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Ideas expressed in the piece The article argues that the rollback favors automakers and the oil industry over consumers, public health and the climate.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Chidgasornpongse argues that capitalist accumulation can persist even within such sacred walls.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of argues

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For now, AthenaZero demonstrates a promising direction for robotic design.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Despite the deep divide on governance, and disagreements on governance in Bangladesh, the 300-signatory milestone demonstrates that international brands remain committed to the Accord’s core principle.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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