cert
Example Sentences
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“There’s a kind of art to getting the Supreme Court to pay attention to a cert petition,” said Tommy Bennett, a law professor at Southern Methodist University who tracks the petitions process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"As soon as I saw it, I knew what we were dealing with… it was a dead cert we were dealing with a Titanosaur," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Justice Neil Gorsuch explained exactly that in his opinion stating why he would deny cert, and a majority of the court apparently agreed.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Passed the check ride a couple months ago and got my cert in the mail! Did the test in a citation 525 series so I’m now rated for the CJ jets too. Fun times.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
"It's a pity Monty takes it so badly, for the crew has come along immensely and with ordinary luck ought to make a cert of it."
From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Archibald Webb
