credential
Example Sentences
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Attia’s MD credential appears on the cover of Outlive, but the book does not draw much on the traditional medical training that he did receive.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
Students are now paying the highest tuition in history for a credential that serves only as a prerequisite for the actual training, which happens elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
States are also increasingly investing in career and technical education, with certificate programs lasting less than a year becoming the fastest-growing type of credential.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
Carlson finished her bachelor’s degree this spring but worries the credential won’t get her as far as she’d like.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
Eric Epps had made good on his promise to find employment for his brother-in-law Jimmy Goble, who had traded his teaching credential for a painters job at the Newport News shipyard.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.