certify
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County elections officials must report their final results by July 3, giving state officials a week to certify all election results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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
Final results must be reported to the California Secretary of State by 3 July and the secretary will certify results on 10 July 2026.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Boeing is working to certify its new 777x jet and the longer version of the 737 MAX, the 737 MAX 10.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
“Well, then, it’s up to me to certify you, isn’t it?”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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“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
Rolex then certifies the watches as genuine, and issues a two-year warranty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
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
Despite eventually allowing protestors to voice their opposition to the Dodger Stadium gondola project, Metro certifies a revised environmental impact report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
You cannot help believing what your intellect certifies as true; you cannot help disbelieving what your intellect certifies as false.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
Airlines need the jet model to be certified before it can carry passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But after the investigation was dropped, repeated requests for that footage proved unsuccessful, and officials ultimately certified that it could not be located.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
MarketWatch informally polled a group of certified financial planners and found that all of them include basic estate-planning questions when meeting with new clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
District Court judge for the District of New Hampshire blocked the order from taking effect during litigation and certified a class of affected children.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Also, the quality of the antibiotics had been certified by experts.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
The certifying official notes that the filer “will be in compliance” only “once the filer divests these assets.”
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
A government ethics official signed off on the disclosure, certifying that Warsh will be in compliance with ethics rules after he makes those divestments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The actual discrepancy, Tinoco said, was 103 votes, a variance of 0.016% that was far below what he said was the state’s preferred 2% margin of error for certifying results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 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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