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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
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

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

If we accredit the emotional component of actual fear to the ego-libido, and the accompanying activity to the egoistic instinct to self-preservation, we have overcome every theoretical difficulty.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

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

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

But if the character of a leader is pure, suffering accredits him and gives him power.

From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch

"Customers need to take care that any inspector they use is suitably qualified and accredited by a professional body, such as RICS," it added.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Police Scotland, which covers the whole country, says it sends seized e-bikes to an accredited recycler who may then decide to auction them, with money going back to the force.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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

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

Unfortunately, the school had no accredited sulking program and I dropped out, more despondent than ever.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

“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

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

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

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024

I have done Mr. Parker an injustice in accrediting him with any mauvaise honte.

From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton




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