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validate

[val-i-deyt] / ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt /


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A soft number on Friday would validate Fed staff projections that monthly inflation readings should decelerate to levels consistent with 2% inflation now that tariff effects have worked through the system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

With the dollar now trading near its lowest levels since late May, currency-market experts warn that the Treasury Department’s latest move to cap bond yields has only helped validate the long-simmering concerns of dollar skeptics.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The results from a Merck-Moderna partnership validate years of research into a new approach to cancer treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

A £500 deposit is also required to validate their candidacy, which they only get back if they achieve more than 5% of the vote share.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

At Princeton, researchers used imaging techniques in monkeys and humans to validate and further the understanding of what happens when the brain is asked to consider two different sources of information.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

“It builds pride in one’s own neighborhood and validates experiences and expands on the possibility of what you can be as a young child and sparks your imagination,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

It is also validates Moderna’s strategy as it tries to bounce back in the post-pandemic era.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

“A sizeable commitment from a frontier compute provider validates Indonesia’s ambition to move up the digital value chain and deepens the region’s ecosystem,” Tay writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"This important certification validates the rigor of our airplane's design and recognizes the determination and resilience of our 737 MAX development team," said Stephanie Pope, president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Rather than simply drawing a line inland, their algorithms identify the fastest walking routes to refuge sites beyond "waves' reach," which local authorities have validated.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Rather than offering sound advice, Vance recalled, the bot simply validated selfish behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

“Our priority is ensuring Kalshi’s settlements rest on objective, scientifically validated atmospheric data,” said James Belanger, vice president of meteorology at the Weather Co.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In the 1990s, Sandra Scarr provided research that partially validated and expanded on Winnicott’s ideas.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

By honoring both the invention of an essential instrument for large-scale research and the creation of a laboratory model to put it to use, the Nobel committee validated a sea change in science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

For many, the refusal to acknowledge any kind of pecking order will feel fresh, fun, validating and/or thought-provoking.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

"It is really validating and it raises your self-esteem a little bit, it means a lot."

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

"The next steps will involve validating these findings in animal models of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis and studying how ultrasound-based modulation affects long-term tissue repair in joint injury settings," Subramanian says.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Five years later, a handsome, apple-cheeked young man named Andrew would look back at that conversation as one of the most validating moments of his life.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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