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
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
"To my mind it looks like a dead cert," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
"A moral cert, you wouldn't strike Foss River in such a storm."
From The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest by Ridgwell Cullum
