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[aw-then-ti-kayt] / ɔˈθɛn tɪˌkeɪt /


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However, despite the years spent by Nouzille to authenticate the documents, the Senussi Files have failed to convince him that Libya was responsible.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The stores could become locations to collect and authenticate items from eBay sellers, for example, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

"In this study we show how to authenticate a biomarker, verifying that a signal truly comes from life rather than contamination or non-biological chemistry," Shawar adds.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

Companies like Beckett Grading Services and Professional Sports Authenticator, or PSA, which authenticate and grade the quality of collectible sports cards, now do the same with Pokemon cards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Would it be contrary to medical ethics in the HeLa cell’s coming-of-age year to authenticate the name and let He .

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Key to the burgeoning market are firms like Professional Sports Authenticator, of Santa Ana, which authenticates and appraises cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

It said firms should reassess how their IT help desk "authenticates staff members" before resetting passwords, especially senior employees with access to high-level parts of an IT network.

From BBC ● May 5, 2025

Although a fantastically informative dive that also authenticates much of the movie’s narrative, I do question a serious expose about Oppenheimer using Bill Nye as a science authority source.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

For nearly two decades Banksy has remained anonymous with the help of nondisclosure agreements, trademark law and a team that authenticates his work.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

He furnishes copies of records and papers kept in his office, impressed with the seal of his department, and authenticates all proclamations and messages of the President.

From Elements of Civil Government by Alexander L. Peterman

The cards shown on any pack-ripping app are, in theory, backed by an actual physical, authenticated copy of that card in storage.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Delta said AI assistants, when authenticated, are able to complete bookings, though the carrier has additional safeguards for “sensitive transactions” like trips for unaccompanied minors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Around 15 of such hats have been fully authenticated, most of them now held in museum collections, said Parich.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

The next day, the open-source research outfit Bellingcat said it had authenticated a video showing a Tomahawk missile strike next to the school in Minab.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

I kept my hunch a secret but had the manuscript authenticated by an expert.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Many people have become accustomed to using their phones at checkout, authenticating themselves with a fingerprint or their face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

The sixth, S Pheonix Events, which also notes the receipt of an application to strike off, lists Sarah Ferguson as the person authenticating the application on behalf of the company.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Headed into the 2024 election, every American needs to up to the challenge of authenticating the news that they use to inform how they vote.

From Salon ● May 21, 2024

“Above all else though, the program does not allow for authenticating balls in the stands because it is a chain-of-custody and witness-based program.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Of this the Concert, that undoubted work of Giorgione in the Pitti Palace, is the typical instance, and a pledge authenticating the connexion of the school, and the spirit of the school, with the master.

From The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry by Walter Pater


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