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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Last year, Florida and five other states established the Commission for Public Higher Education to accredit their public university systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Vienna has so far refused to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats, although the Austrian government has held direct talks with Taliban authorities over deportations this year.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

But scores more accredit Piker for either their radicalization or their de-radicalization.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2025

The exams regulator Ofqual will review and accredit the syllabus before it can be taught in schools and colleges.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2023

It might naturally be expected that the miraculous evidence selected to accredit a Divine Revelation should possess certain unique and marked characteristics.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

For years, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits M.D.-granting programs, required medical schools to establish programs “aimed at achieving diversity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Social Work England, which accredits these courses, clearly states the curriculum should be updated to reflect the law.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2024

According to the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, which oversees the academy and accredits law enforcement officers statewide, Allen is the subject of an ongoing decertification investigation.

From Seattle Times Oct. 27, 2023

One note about the AZA: It accredits zoos and aquariums that allow animal interactions and demonstrations, a position that many wildlife welfare groups do not embrace.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2022

And he accomplished his will with a singular economy of words and emotion, the more remarkable in view of the mercurial temper with which tradition accredits the race from whom he sprang.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

We also need a new category of healthcare professionals with graduate degrees obtained from accredited universities and institutes and whose training is centered on healthy longevity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The process is now nationally accredited, and is expected to be rolled out in other regions across England.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

However, in 2023 contracts were amended addressing that transit costs would be too high to require free rides, stating “match ticket holders and accredited individuals shall be able to access transport at cost.”

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

This expanded capital allocation will fund the purchase of $312.5 million in senior unsecured convertible bonds and related warrants, with a new accredited investor brought in by Inflection Point Asset Management to fulfill the amount.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

It had recently been accredited to offer four- year degrees and had come to be called West Virginia State College.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

EAC also oversees the federal testing and certification program for voting systems, accrediting labs and certifying whether machines meet federal standards known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Many institutional accreditors oversee colleges and universities nationwide, and many state teacher licensing authorities recognize multiple accrediting bodies for training programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

The trust said it was accrediting other providers for GPs to send referrals to.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2024

In his magnanimity and determination to give a square deal all round, he has made the signal error of accrediting the Germans with being a highly-developed, civilised, and cultivated race.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles




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