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as in to certify
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attest
Like any good house party, as many high schoolers can attest, the scene was a little chaotic, noisy and free flowing, in more ways than one.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who's plugged into Google's platform can attest that Gemini has been a long road.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
As as Oklahoma and USC, which suffered the devastating break in JuJu Watkins’ knee injury, can attest, an opponent can only pick its poison against UConn now.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
Our staff can attest that Dyson’s cordless vacuums of all types are high-quality, super efficient, and—not to be dramatic—life-changing.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who's plugged into Google's platform can attest that Gemini has been a long road.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
As as Oklahoma and USC, which suffered the devastating break in JuJu Watkins’ knee injury, can attest, an opponent can only pick its poison against UConn now.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
Our staff can attest that Dyson’s cordless vacuums of all types are high-quality, super efficient, and—not to be dramatic—life-changing.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025
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In the United States, however, in order for a wine to be categorized as organic, both the winery’s vineyards and facilities need to be certified by one of the major organizations — USDA Organic, Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) or California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Moving into a new home or apartment, changing party affiliation or updating a name, for example, all would now require that Americans go in-person to an election office with original or certified documentation of identity and citizenship status to make any changes or register at all.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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First responders later testified that Read tried to perform CPR on O'Keefe.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The jury’s acquittals were unusual because the Justice Department rarely loses such cases in South Florida — recognized as the nation’s healthcare fraud capital — particularly those involving defendants like the three defendants who pleaded guilty and testified against the co-conspirators at trial.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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But now, the SSA is changing that policy, which a White House official told CBS MoneyWatch is due to the rollout of anti-fraud software that will be able to identify anomalies and flag potential fraud when people verify their identities over the phones.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Effort: Make a conscious effort to verify and evaluate the outcomes.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Unlike the drama and comedy series races, which are guaranteed eight nominees regardless of submission count, the limited series category uses a proportional system.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The game is almost guaranteed to be over when Emmanuel Clase comes in, but the All-Star closer did not have his best stuff.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Production on new episodes began in January, with Elordi, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney among the other cast members confirmed to return.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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An official familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News that days after Vance's visit, Col. Sussanah Meyers wrote an email to base personnel that distanced the base from some of the vice president's comments about Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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After affirming his commitment to cooperating with the investigation, protecting Jewish students and protecting free speech, Wood referenced the protest.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the same time with all of this, box office sources, not just Disney, affirm that Snow White played evenly across the country.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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The anti-Amendment 4 website hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration led to court challenges from people who argued the state was improperly using its official power, including one case in front of the Florida Supreme Court.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Few would argue that the tire wear shown last spring and again on Saturday was within reason.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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As a veteran of the wrestling business, having risen to main event status in WWE by 2020 after years in the industry, Drew McIntyre has witnessed the evolution of the sport and the varying mentalities of its performers.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Liverpool supporters witnessed that first-hand during the 4-0 Champions League victory over Xabi Alonso’s side mentioned above.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Attest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attest. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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