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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
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attribute responsibility or achievement
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The state public health department will be required to accredit agents to certify food products as non-ultraprocessed no later than June 1, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

There is testimony enough, besides, to support my own conclusions, which accredit a liberal share of credulity to the mining class.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

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

High rates of restraining psychiatric inpatients do not automatically spur any action by federal authorities, California hospital regulators or the Joint Commission, a nonprofit agency that accredits L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

The book comes from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the nonprofit professional association for early childhood education, which accredits daycares and preschools.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

Mankind properly accredits him with a marvellous achievement.

From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks

And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Treatments are carried out by accredited medical doctors who receive internal training by Faceland in surgical procedures, it says.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

That is because the refinery is accredited by the London Bullion Market Association, or LBMA, which sets the industry’s responsible-sourcing best practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

For now, accredited newsrooms and specialized agencies will continue to fact-check misleading content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Of course, the same criticism could be leveled against America’s fully accredited four-year colleges.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

“As a national accrediting body for American law schools, we remain focused on ensuring quality legal education that produces competent, ethical attorneys who are eligible for licensure,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

They point to the growing number of countries which have conferred de facto recognition by clinching deals, accrediting diplomats, operating embassies, and more.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

The class, run by an accrediting organization, teaches the providers about the importance of follow-up care.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024

The Queen has attentively perused the statement of Lord Palmerston in favour of accrediting an Ambassador at Paris.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Arthur Christopher Benson


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