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certificate

[ser-tif-i-kit, ser-tif-i-kayt] / sərˈtɪf ɪ kɪt, sərˈtɪf ɪˌkeɪt /


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Omar says she no longer has her birth certificate, and records with the Somali government are unsurprisingly unavailable, given the country’s decades of internal turmoil.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The findings showed that he had met the professional and security requirements for employment, including holding a pilot's licence, providing a certificate of good conduct and completing the required checks."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“He had met the professional and security requirements for employment, including holding a pilot’s license, providing a certificate of good conduct and completing the required checks,” the U.A.E. attorney general said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cited Parkinson’s disease as the actor’s immediate cause of death, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

At 2 P.M., the entire school shuffled into the auditorium, where each of us eighth graders was awarded a certificate and a discount coupon to Kings Dominion, an amusement park down in Virginia.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

The company said it deactivated the certificates of the stolen items and notified marketplace partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

PSA said it has deactivated the certificates tied to the stolen items.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For the analysis, scientists examined births throughout Georgia between 2017 and 2022 and connected those records with death records for fathers named on birth certificates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The financial toll makes the death certificates vital for families trying to recover from the disaster.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Our IDs! All our birth certificates and things!”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Next year, the labor shortage is projected to hit nearly 7,000 certificated mechanics in North America, 12% fewer than the industry actually needs, according to the industry report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

In 2023, over 39,000 of the 540,920 certificated grades were appealed.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024

The union — which represents 460 certificated staff members across the district — picketed outside several schools early Monday morning, waving signs and leading chants in support of teachers.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

“With the number of requirements and expectations already placed on certificated staff, this is an unreasonable and highly concerning expectation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

In due course a highly certificated lady came to undertake the regeneration of Tommy’s morals as well as the development of his mind.

From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

It would seem that full local control was given except in the matter of certificating teachers and regulating the government grant.

From Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada by J. Harold Putnam


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