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None of this is bad on its own, as millions of Sims fans can attest.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Hartig told lawmakers that while the White House report is under review, "we unwaveringly attest that it does not fairly or accurately characterize the full body of work at the museum."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Seattleites, however, can attest that Burning Man’s ruin began long ago, pretty much since Microsofties and Amazonians invaded it in the early aughts.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The agents on the scene attest to one set of facts; some witnesses swear the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He might have no windows to attest to it, but he had a watch, ticking steadily.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Of course, within those strictures, conservatives may refine and advance as well as conserve, as Mr. Alexander’s score card attests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Shew said he’s only supposed to be given registrations to process if the would-be voter attests they are a U.S. citizen, as federal law requires.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
"Belen Garijo's brilliant international career attests to her strategic vision and her ability to drive profound and value-creating transformations," board chairman Frederic Oudea said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
"That recognition attests to the remarkable range and enduring impact of his work on both stage and screen," it said.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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De Kooning’s refusal to settle for a single approach is attested to by a series of cartoon-like standing figures, repeated by means of transfer techniques, that recalls those earlier efforts at illustration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The brilliance of “Point Blank” is attested to in the Criterion edition, which features, among other supplemental material, a fascinating commentary track with Mr. Boorman and Steven Soderbergh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Today, she revels in ownership over the honor: “That was for me too and I recognize what my part in that was. I know I was put in this role for this,” she attested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Imposing “an entirely new command structure,” she attested, would “wreak operational havoc within MPD,” “create tremendous risk for the public,” and “inevitably lead to delays and confusion.”
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
From then on, I knew that there was a ritual to a street fight, bylaws and codes that, in their very need, attested to all the vulnerability of the black teenage bodies.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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A medical letter attesting to your mother’s health might help.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The group sent a letter Monday to the Justice Department asking it to file court documents attesting to the fund being dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
There is no shortage of studies attesting to sunlight’s benefits that don’t get widely publicized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Where we don’t have research, clinical trials, what we’ve got a ton of, is, shall we say, testimonials, patient affidavits, attesting to the wonders of the drug,” said Scott Brunner, the alliance’s chief executive officer.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Records attesting to his death were pullulating like insect eggs and verifying each other beyond all contendon.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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