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certify

[sur-tuh-fahy] / ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ /


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People can now certify their expertise with particular AI platforms and strategies through paid and free certification programs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Drivers in Massachusetts for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have become the first in the nation to certify a union.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The verbatim transcripts they certify become part of the official legal record and play an especially critical role in appeals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Counties can ask for an extension, and they still have up to 30 days to certify the results, so the law only goes so far.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

Now he has a degree to certify his nosiness.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

August 3: The FAA certifies the 737 MAX 7, Boeing's first new aircraft since the 2018 and 2019 crashes.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility, which sits on 15.5 acres on Western Avenue, designs, analyzes, tests and certifies military canopies, cockpit windows and passenger widows, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

“We feel like the battle against death and aging is up to us,” says Denise Brown, whose Caregiving Years Training Academy certifies caregiving consultants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

Raffensperger, whose office oversees Georgia's elections and certifies results, confirmed that Biden won the state even after multiple reviews.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

The Chicago old lady in like manner, after having had Doctor Newton’s thumbs “jobbed” into her ears, certifies that she heard next morning from her son in California.

From The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

Remember, for a solar eclipse you must use certified solar glasses - looking directly at the Sun without proper eye protection can cause permanent eye damage.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In Portugal, the Club da Visao network of more than 600 opticians had been offering certified glasses free of charge, limited to one pair per person.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

StubHub’s user agreement grants the company the right to serve legal notices by email but requires customers to send theirs by certified mail.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Remember for a solar eclipse you must use certified solar glasses - looking directly at the sun without proper eye protection can cause permanent eye damage.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“I want to be a certified fencing Maestro so I have to go through a certification course in Hungary, and it’s about to get started,” he said.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Along with more money for counties and expanded voter education efforts, Romero suggested steps to shorten the California timeline for certifying results.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

To gain entry to the program, firms must meet a slate of requirements, among them certifying a minimum number of people in a proctored exam and meeting Anthropic’s bar for “deploying Claude responsibly,” Kadon added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

The third-party certifying body administers random testing throughout the growing process and tests each product that arrives at the company’s New Jersey warehouse before it is released to stores, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The certifying official notes that the filer “will be in compliance” only “once the filer divests these assets.”

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

Then a county judge issued a five-day restraining order forbidding the governor from certifying the result.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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