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[uh-test] / əˈtɛst /


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He was, as history now appears to attest, dangling a carrot that he would never allow you to have.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Past team-mates for club and country will queue up to attest to his character as a player and a person.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

None of this is bad on its own, as millions of Sims fans can attest.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Tens of thousands of comments on BookTok, a popular book community on TikTok, attest to the popularity of one of Russia's greatest novelists with the social media generation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

It read: I, by signing below, hereby attest to the fact that I can neither read nor write.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Jean has two personalities, he attests: “the peaceful one here, and the bonkers one onstage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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

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

They must be segregated from issuer assets, independently attested and subject to federal supervision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 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

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

But other times, the children had known love and lost it, and as the boy himself had attested, that hole where love had once lived was immense.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

In the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Congress said voters may register to vote by filling out a form and attesting under oath they are citizens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

A medical letter attesting to your mother’s health might help.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 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

"Then, the video attesting to the truth would be shown," she says.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

The note was stamped with the school’s official seal, attesting that he was a full-time student and only thirteen years old.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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