testify (to)

as in to guarantee
to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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Verb
  • But there is still room for improvement, and the challenges that the league has faced in some markets are also bound to inform decisions on potential expansion — which is not guaranteed, but could come as soon as next season.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Therefore, quality and safety of supplements are not guaranteed.
    Patty Weasler, RN, BSN, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • Each location has unique factors including weather patterns, traffic volume and geographic features that trainees must master before becoming certified.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Then-State’s Attorney Jack O’Malley, a Republican who served from 1990 to 1996, challenged the union drive by asking a Cook County judge to halt state and local labor relations boards from certifying the petition to unionize from the Prosecutors’ Bar Association of Cook County.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • In 2017, the federal appeals court for the Second Circuit, in affirming Mr. Ulbricht’s conviction, acknowledged the severe nature of the punishment.
    David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The vice president will read aloud the electoral votes, and then Congress counts each state's results to affirm Trump's victory.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • And in the case of the art, one that took several episodes to resolve, as eagle-eyed viewers can attest.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The petitioner has attested under penalty of perjury to the accuracy of its claims and has a substantial interest in enforcing its rights.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Dozens of Hollywood notables and celebrities are in New Orleans on Sunday to witness the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles during football’s biggest night.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
  • This includes allegedly witnessing his first murder at age 5, per NPR, and being surrounded by gang violence.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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