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certify

[sur-tuh-fahy] / ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ /


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The final result comes when states certify the results – often days or weeks after election day.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

County election officials must certify results by Dec. 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Justice Department maintains companies have to certify, as a condition of their federal contract, that they won’t discriminate against current or prospective employees based on their race, color, national origin or sex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

Now he has a degree to certify his nosiness.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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

"It's going to give clarity to the UK market, installers, builders, manufacturers, that there's a significant market that's there," said Garry Felgate, CEO of MCS Foundation, which certifies installers of low carbon heating systems.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

The sensitive plate certifies the phenomena to be real.

From The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc

Piker’s mother unwinds on a recliner in the living room, watching her son’s stream on a wall-filling television, when El-Sayed’s race is certified.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Read everything before you sign, and have a lawyer or certified public accountant review the contract if necessary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The results are then certified state-wide, usually by a state canvassing board of the secretary of state.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In 2016, Dave resumed work as a certified innovation trainer speaking to corporate groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

To improve the Viking options, additional landing sites, geologically very different from Chryse and Cydonia, were selected in the radar- certified region near 4° S latitude.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

We shift into the formal process of canvassing the vote, certifying it, and making sure that we’ve named the winners.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

The certifying official notes that the filer “will be in compliance” only “once the filer divests these assets.”

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Mr. Bessent’s prescription is a mix of targeted regulation—controlling advanced chip exports, certifying systems in a manner akin to aircraft safety—and a lighter touch that avoids stifling innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Vertical Aerospace is still certifying aircraft for commercial service and isn’t as well-known as some of the other players trying to create a “low altitude economy,” including Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and Beta Technologies.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 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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