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certify

[sur-tuh-fahy] / ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ /


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Spirit said it is “engaging a third party to deidentify the data and certify that the data sold at auction is compliant with applicable privacy laws and regulations.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

March 8: US regulators with the Federal Aviation Administration certify the 737 MAX 8, which takes its first commercial flight weeks later.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

People can now certify their expertise with particular AI platforms and strategies through paid and free certification programs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

“Well, then, it’s up to me to certify you, isn’t it?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

The Federal Aviation Administration, not the White House, is the US agency that certifies or decertifies aircraft in the country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Among other things, it certifies animal safety on farms as well as on movie sets.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Rolex then certifies the watches as genuine, and issues a two-year warranty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

An office that certifies schools whose students are eligible for financial aid?

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 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 G. W. (George William) Foote

One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It said there were plans to get the planes certified for commercial use by 2029.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

You might also want to coordinate a meeting for you, your great-nephew and a wealth adviser or certified financial planner.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Guidera is certified in surf therapy, taking courses through Groundswell Community Project, a surf therapy program that uses surf to promote holistic healing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

During his first month at Hanawon, he received documents and photo identification that certified his South Korea citizenship, which the government automatically bestows on all those who flee the North.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Removing the pilot would have added the cost and complication of certifying a robot jet to fly fast over urban areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

To gain entry to the program, firms must meet a slate of requirements, among them certifying a minimum number of people in a proctored exam and meeting Anthropic’s bar for “deploying Claude responsibly,” Kadon added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The third-party certifying body administers random testing throughout the growing process and tests each product that arrives at the company’s New Jersey warehouse before it is released to stores, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The monks who ran the school were very particular about tests and qualifications, and it was time to try the certifying exam again.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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