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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Last year, Florida and five other states established the Commission for Public Higher Education to accredit their public university systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 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

The exams regulator Ofqual will review and accredit the syllabus before it can be taught in schools and colleges.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2023

And how vain to accredit or ascribe to revelation, institution, or redemption, this necessary allegiance to the law of our being, which is liberty and loyalty in one?

From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

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

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

One note about the AZA: It accredits zoos and aquariums that allow animal interactions and demonstrations, a position that many wildlife welfare groups do not embrace.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2022

Eight times in the first chapter of the book of Joshua God accredits Moses with having received and having given the law to Joshua and the people.

From The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism by Wishard, S. E.

We also need a new category of healthcare professionals with graduate degrees obtained from accredited universities and institutes and whose training is centered on healthy longevity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The process is now nationally accredited, and is expected to be rolled out in other regions across England.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

“It’s not easy when you have 300,000 accredited people to process. “Our world is very aggressive; security is more important than anything.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

There are also more than 4,000 journalists accredited from 80 nationalities.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Katie got news of her sister through the official accredited family reporter, the insurance agent.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

Many institutional accreditors oversee colleges and universities nationwide, and many state teacher licensing authorities recognize multiple accrediting bodies for training programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

It is voluntary to join and works like a badge system, accrediting employers based on how supportive they are of workers with disabilities.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

"Have you, sir," asked he, "a letter accrediting you to me?"

From Twenty Years After by Dumas père, Alexandre




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