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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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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 When a drug manufacturer validates a production process using a particular filtration platform or bioprocessing system, changing suppliers becomes expensive, time-consuming and potentially risky. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026 The milestone further validates the autonomous flight controls and performance capabilities, moving it closer to carrier operations. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 This season’s 16-6 record especially validates her coaching prowess. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 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

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By the time a metric confirms the decline, the company has already lost the months in which the gap could still close.

— Kerry Huang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Howden will be able to serve in the role without legislative approval until the Texas Senate confirms him when the Legislature returns in January.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Someone should know who verifies the image, who speaks for the company, who explains what happened, who fixes the process that failed, and who keeps the organization from turning a teacup storm into a bathtub flood.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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

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However, Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, argues that California’s beach access laws and tradition are well established and should have come as no surprise to someone capable of purchasing 53 acres of prime shoreline.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
Trump has been pushing Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) argues that the GOP doesn’t have the 60 votes needed to pass the legislation.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

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Translator and philologist Carlota Palacin Jordan believes sufrir demonstrates how nuances in languages can be influenced by cultures and missed in literal translations.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Roman designer Ludovica Malagò, who cofounded Studio Malià with Gaia Rebecchini, demonstrates one graceful way to do so in this recent project.

— Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2026

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