credential
Example Sentences
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“This means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credential will be invalid immediately.”
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Peace told The Times in an email that the Park Service had “long required staff to confirm that the name on the interagency pass or fee-based credential matches a valid photo ID.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 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
Lots of people work hard at skilled jobs but lack something—a degree, a credential, sometimes a union card—that would give them better pay and more job security.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.