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verify

[ver-uh-fahy] / ˈvɛr əˌfaɪ /


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Cyber-security firm Wiz has estimated that "roughly 70%" of the internet is affected, though the BBC is unable to independently verify that figure.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

To verify, Khosla drives 20 miles east to the Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

He spent some evenings going over it, then consulted Japanese patent engineer Satoshi Tomokiyo, who maintains an online list of unsolved ciphers, to verify it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We open the containers, verify and see what merchandise has been switched out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead of leaving with Joe, I remained and stood close to the official and every time Basner said something, I simply bowed and nodded to the official as if to verify what he was saying.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“Framework-wise, the Ministry verifies with the countries from which flights depart that the airlines’ pilots undergo background security checks in accordance with international regulation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It verifies the signer’s identity and legal authority to complete the transaction, and — this is the key part — makes the issuing financial institution financially liable if the signature proves to be fraudulent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

It verifies Gloria’s singing talent and proves a perfect match for her showy, cagey persona: the love child of Marlene Dietrich and Sally Bowles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The detailed first-hand testimony from all four men also verifies reports of a breakdown of law and order on the Russian front line.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Which verifies for the millionth time the truth of a certain fable about an Equus caballus and a stable.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey

Provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda told the BBC they cannot speculate on the motive for the killing in Durban and that more information would be shared once verified.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“For those of us whose life circumstances have created options A, B, C, D, E, F and G, she might have options A and B,” El-Sayed said of the anecdote, which couldn’t be independently verified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Trading cards and other collectibles are verified and assigned condition grades by PSA, which establishes their value and protects them by assigning serial numbers and certification information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The prediction became known as the Aharonov-Bohm effect and was eventually verified in experiments involving real electrons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

No thermometer verified this, but a few weeks later the symptoms of nausea and hypersensitive noses did.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

And the company knew that “ordinary consumers” had no way of verifying that Facebook was telling the truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the letters included allegations alone, no evidence or data verifying DHS’s claims, which Weber said she flagged and asked to see, to no avail.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

The FAI governing body, holding its 120th general conference in Lausanne from Wednesday to Friday, validated the record attempt after verifying the flight data.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The platform pointed to advice on its website, external about how to spot recruitment scams by, for example, verifying that the company and job was real and doing thorough research before engaging in talks.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

When she whined to the policeman, verifying Milkman’s and Guitar’s lie that they had ripped off the sack as a joke on an old lady, she had to look up at him.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison


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