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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Wimbledon won’t accredit influencers or content creators the way the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 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

So in Rome, many of the churches which we visit to-day and accredit with great antiquity are rebuilt upon edifices formerly dedicated to strange gods.

From The Pearl of India by Maturin Murray Ballou

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

The union pointed to new staffing standards released by the Joint Commission, a nonprofit that accredits healthcare organizations, that recognized adequate staffing as a component of providing needed care.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2025

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

From BBC Aug. 27, 2024

Once a court accredits a person’s status as potential victim, that person will receive personalized and free legal assistance, Llop said, along with the ability to seek economic aid and help with housing.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2022

This story accredits the elephant with appreciating the fact that throwing dirty water over his work would be the peculiar manner in which to annoy a tailor.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

Is it a one-hour course you can find online or does it have to be from an accredited university?

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Even if you deal with what he calls “legitimate” platforms, he said he believes you should be ready to accept a 100% loss as an accredited investor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Lodge Quai takes money from accredited investors, but retail investors can also check out publicly traded REITs like Lodge’s old firm, W.P.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Katie got news of her sister through the official accredited family reporter, the insurance agent.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

“The outcomes produced by Council-accredited law schools are unmatched, and we continue the important work of accrediting law schools as our recognition process proceeds,” Hart 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

Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

For five hundred dollars he will furnish any one of them with a piece of stamped paper accrediting him as minister plenipotentiary from the United States to the Sultan's court.

From The Exiles and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis




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