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certify

[sur-tuh-fahy] / ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ /


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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

“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

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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