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credential

[kri-den-shuhl] / krɪˈdɛn ʃəl /








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A separate unit consists of middle managers who don’t have a teaching credential.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The IIT degree, long India's most coveted credential, is beginning to look less like a golden ticket and more like a lottery.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“This means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credential will be invalid immediately.”

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

What we need is a pragmatic policy of integration—not amnesty, not open borders, but targeted investments in language acquisition, credential recognition, housing and education paired with credible border enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Claytor, who earned a PhD in math from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933, was only the third Negro in the country to obtain the credential.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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