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verifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of verify

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location

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Recent Examples of verifies Underestimating your mileage or omitting a household driver could lead to inaccurate quotes or complications when the insurer verifies your application. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 According to state election code, each political party represented on the ballot must have equal representation on a county’s early voting board, which verifies mail-in ballots. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Police in California are investigating the theft of trading cards worth at least $963,000 that were taken from a FedEx truck parked outside of a company that verifies memorabilia. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 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 Crypto verifies the transaction, not the assumption someone made before authorizing it. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Once King County Elections verifies the voters and signatures, the Director of Elections sets a special date between 45 and 90 days after the petition is certified. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Fortune reviewed a summary of his financial records, which verifies his billionaire status. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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The Senate confirms higher-profile nominees as well, including nominees for the Supreme Court, should a vacancy occur, along with cabinet secretaries.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Her presence confirms that Firstman has cast the movie with care, down to the smallest roles.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

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Wärtsilä argues that flexible engines could eventually help stabilize electricity grids once facilities receive permanent grid connections.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Masket argues that El-Sayed’s influence could make an impact ahead of the 2028 presidential race, particularly in the Midwest.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 4 Nov. 2026

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