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as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group Jefferson's collected writings constitute his political testament

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Recent Examples of testament Whether revelatory or exultant, 5ive is a testament to just that reality. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025 The attorney for Rachel Morin's family says the trial of her murderer is a testament to relentless law enforcement and a devastating indictment of immigration failures that allowed her killer to murder the Maryland mom of five. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025 For 32 years, the Essence Festival has been a testament to the beauty, resilience, and brilliance of our people. Essence, 17 Apr. 2025 The fact that the 2.0 thinking model never even made it out of the experimental stage is a testament to how quickly Google's Gemini team is moving these days. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for testament
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Noun
  • This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Court documents appear to offer evidence for the Skaggs lawyers’ claims of a partnership.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Leipold, in a news conference on Friday, had some words that helped explain his overall recruiting philosophy.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Rudnev spread his philosophy and recruited followers through yoga classes, Russian authorities investigating the case told RIA Novosti.
    Betiana Fernández Martino and Hira Humayan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This game serves as proof that the Penguins completely no-showed Sunday’s game at the United Center because this Blackhawks team is sensationally terrible.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Despite high trade deficits, the U.S. economy is strong Trump and his advisers point to America’s lopsided trade numbers—year after year of huge deficits—as proof of foreigners’ perfidy.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So the analysis confirmed the testimony of naval architect Edward Wilding—who helped design Titanic—as to how a ship touted as unsinkable could have met such a fate.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Prosecutors noted that some relatives will be on the witness list, and as such, shouldn't be allowed to observe testimony in the case prior to taking the stand themselves.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That’s a proper enough ideology to me.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, in recent weeks, there have been multiple reports of people without criminal convictions, and some with valid documentation, being detained for deportation.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
  • During the course of the case, Grossman requested a wide range of documentation, related to OSA records, the alleged victim’s mental health, her email communication with Taylor and her hospital records, according to court filings.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To combat this, highlight employee testimonials and showcase company culture through videos and social media.
    Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Reputation & User Reviews – Checking Trustpilot, Reddit, etc. Never rely solely on testimonials from a company’s website.
    Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Testament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testament. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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