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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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The state public health department will be required to accredit agents to certify food products as non-ultraprocessed no later than June 1, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

It might naturally be expected that the miraculous evidence selected to accredit a Divine Revelation should possess certain unique and marked characteristics.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels

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

The union pointed to new staffing standards released by the Joint Commission, a nonprofit that accredits healthcare organizations, that recognized adequate staffing as a component of providing needed care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025

Social Work England, which accredits these courses, clearly states the curriculum should be updated to reflect the law.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

Along with endemic staff shortages, this led to a warning from The Joint Commission, a national nonprofit organization that accredits health institutions.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023

The rector of Merthyr, being an elderly man, accredits it to his youth.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

The minimum investment in Auslander’s Hermès funds is $100,000 and restricted to accredited investors, meaning those who meet financial thresholds such as at least $200,000 in annual income over the past two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It is maintaining these outdated financial thresholds while broadening the definition of an accredited investor to include anyone holding specific finance-related credentials, like a CPA or a CFA, regardless of their financial resources.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

US Open organisers accredited 100 influencers and content creators for this year's tournament.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

If the ABA did lose its accrediting power, law schools affiliated with a university would likely just use the university’s accreditor instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

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

To Kulbash himself Atlee had letters accrediting him as the trusted and confidential agent of Lord Danesbury, and with the Pasha, Joe was instructed to treat with an air and bearing of unlimited trustfulness.

From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever


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