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certificate

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


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Paul Reubens’ immediate cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, says his death certificate obtained by news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

By building relations with Israel, "they get a sort of kosher certificate," Issacharoff told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 2014, GWR presented him with a certificate for most top 10 hits on the UK singles chart from one album for 18 Months which produced no fewer than nine.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

She delivered the baby and was listed as the mother on the birth certificate, even though she had no genetic connection to the child.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I can’t say for sure because I have no berth certificate.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

It will find high-paying savings accounts and ladder certificates of deposit without the owner’s learning what laddering means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

After that point, Covid-19 certificates continued to be issued, primarily to enable members of the public to meet entry requirements when travelling abroad.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Utilities generally prove compliance through renewable energy certificates, or RECs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Securitize is a registered transfer agent that has spent years building that kind of infrastructure while other firms followed rules for paper certificates, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I stash my diploma and award certificates inside a desk drawer where I won’t have to look at them, and I slide the duplicate Emily Dickinson book onto my highest bookshelf.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

There are nearly forty thousand certificated teachers at work; and 3214 students are being prepared in forty-one Training Colleges.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various

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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