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None of this is bad on its own, as millions of Sims fans can attest.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
I used to be a bit of a slob, my friends and family will attest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
As a condition of being tax-exempt, nonprofit private schools must attest that they won’t discriminate based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 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
Yet fossils attest to human presence in China for over half a million years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
But surely the passage attests to attitude, not practice, for could Marcus have really eschewed bodyguards?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
But, as former Inter Milan skipper Zanetti attests, during the 2010 Champions League campaign, Mourinho was the master man-manager and creator of a team culture.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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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In letters to the court, family and friends, including Perla Hudson, the ex-wife of musician Slash, attested to Sangha’s character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
But her gifts were entirely her own, as attested to by this 20-disc collection of Deutsche Grammophon recordings, including her complete recitals for the label.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
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
The willingness of the two universities to share Robert Oppenheimer attested to the scarcity of qualified theoretical physicists in American academia, especially theoreticians of Oppenheimer’s distinction.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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A medical letter attesting to your mother’s health might help.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Another tactic, several parents said: Seek out teachers who give their kid extra leeway with test time in class and have them write letters attesting to the student’s anxiety or other reason for special treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
"Then, the video attesting to the truth would be shown," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Just seven weeks later, he got another mortgage for a seven-bedroom, marble-floored neighboring property, attesting that it too would be his principal residence.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
Kamen reached out to Lawrence for a deposition attesting to his loyalty, of which Lawrence in fact had no doubt.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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