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validates

verb

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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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 Jim said the announcement further validates Broadcom's strategic relationship with Apple, but stressed that investors should not treat it as new information. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 8 July 2026 These entities were created independently to help with regulation; however, no single authority validates their requirements. — John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As noted earlier, once a target complies, the malware validates it locally through the PAM API. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Written by James Catchpole based on his own childhood experiences, this book validates disabled children’s right to simply exist, play and be kids without constantly having to explain or justify their bodies to others. — Diane Debrovner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 These lands have been open for leasing for many decades and this decision validates decisions made in the past. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The ruling validates and protects the 27 other state laws that have been passed in recent years to ban biological males from women's sports. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 This hire validates the realness in that philosophy. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 June 2026 An emerging body of research validates my sense that surely not all social ties are beneficial. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

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Kuo also confirms that the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max (plus, presumably, the foldable iPhone) will have enough RAM for these top-flight extras.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 36, tied the knot on Friday, July 3rd, in a glam ceremony held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Swift's rep confirms to PEOPLE.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of confirms

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Raspberries and chocolate are an iconic duo and this dessert proves it.

— Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
There the whole family encounters their corresponding foils from the well-off Oleson family, but Laura and Mary's encounter with young Nellie proves the most explosive.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

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On Kalshi, an internal team verifies outcomes against source reporting — typically within 12 hours of confirmation — with payouts landing about three hours after that; winners take $1 per winning share.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
OpenAI starts with national opportunity and democratic competitiveness, and the House draft starts with institutional capacity, asking who defines risk, who verifies compliance, who collects labor data and who enforces the rules.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of verifies

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Medicare, the federal insurance program, establishes prices for medical services.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The graphic above shows that there is year-to-year variability due to things like El Niño and La Niña, but the overall trend clearly establishes a warming trend.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of establishes

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While organizers did hit the signature threshold after the second submission period, the lawsuit argues that the second batch of signatures were filed after 11 days — one day late — and therefore should be void.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Instead of viewing remote work as just an employee perk, Bloom argues companies could benefit from treating it as a way to maintain productivity in harsh conditions.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026

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Consider if the side gig adds unique skills, demonstrates entrepreneurship, or could be perceived as a distraction or conflict of interest.

— Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The advocacy group Stand Up for Science has posted advice on writing comments, along with an extremely lengthy and detailed submission that demonstrates just how comprehensive a comment can be.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

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