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credential

[kri-den-shuhl] / krɪˈdɛn ʃəl /








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She said one of the agents pulled out a credential that identified him as an agent with Homeland Security Investigations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

But at the 2026 World Cup, there’s one credential more valuable than the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Francis is Hegseth’s military assistant—and that’s his key credential as far as the self-named “secretary of war” is concerned.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Master’s degree programs increased 69% to over 33,500 between 2005 and 2021, diluting the value of the credential.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Lots of people work hard at skilled jobs but lack something—a degree, a credential, sometimes a union card—that would give them better pay and more job security.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

As part of a highly credentialed startup team that worked on this problem for many years, I saw firsthand how difficult it is to make progress against a cartel that polices its own borders.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

This book is among a series of attempts by experienced and credentialed experts to break down complicated topics — not as an artificial-intelligence summary might, but rather by providing a visual experience.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

But also interspersed between the credentialed professionals are a gaggle of YouTubers, streamers, and TikTokers—with mounted iPhones—documenting the saga in real time.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

The emergence of BlackRock's Rick Rieder as a Federal Reserve frontrunner means the US central bank could be led by a financial markets master less academically credentialed than other recent chairs.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Identification card: An applicant requesting relief would be referred to a credentialed volunteer relief committee.

From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by William Z. Foster

Shoppers who use AI bots powered by OpenAI to buy products will have their purchases secured by Visa’s network, security infrastructure and credentialing capabilities, the payments company said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

North Carolina’s AI Academy at NC State, built with more than 100 corporate partners, combines university credentialing with applied workplace training.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

The tax bill also expands eligible expenses to include credentialing and licensing programs such coursework or tests to become a fitness trainer, a certified public accountant, or a lawyer.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

He posted a list on X of what he called “press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: Press no longer roams free Press must wear visible badge Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts.”

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

Among other responsibilities, the task force, which will be led by an executive director, will “assist in the planning and implementation of visa processing and credentialing programs for foreign athletes, coaches, officials, and media personnel.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2025

But he still believed in creating literary projects unencumbered by the traditional press and its credentialled demands.

From The New Yorker Nov. 15, 2019

Compared with “live scribing,” this system is purportedly more accurate—since the scribes tend to be fully credentialled doctors, not aspiring med students—for the same price or cheaper.

From The New Yorker Nov. 5, 2018

The oracular voice of authority is being drowned out by the aggregated voice of the Everyman, the credentialled scholar dethroned by the anonymous Wikipedia contributor.

From Economist Apr. 14, 2016

They were credentialled, like Lord Martin Rees, an astrophysicist and the co-founder of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.

From The New Yorker Nov. 23, 2015

Trying to save the crew was all that kept me credentialled.

From Nature Sep. 4, 2013

Following Friday's ruling, the PPA said in a statement to CBS News that it "celebrates the decision by a federal judge today that the Pentagon's press credentialling policy violated the US Constitution".

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

The problem was that those with power were the ones determining how much credentialling was sufficient, making young people feel that they needed a degree, no matter the cost.

From The New Yorker Sep. 2, 2019




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