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As anyone who has been on social media can attest, this was a mistake.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
But the world, as any scientist probing into the atomic level can attest, contains more secrets than meets the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Aging affects all of us, and both authors attest to the fact that it’s become a billion-dollar industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Hugo and his fellow Year 10 French students can attest to the success of this method.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
The tribes of the North and the South have long had contact, at least as far back as the ninth century, as some of the magnificent beads discovered at the historic Igbo-Ukwu site attest.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Shew said he’s only supposed to be given registrations to process if the would-be voter attests they are a U.S. citizen, as federal law requires.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
SpaceX’s forthcoming initial public offering attests to the boom in space travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"Belen Garijo's brilliant international career attests to her strategic vision and her ability to drive profound and value-creating transformations," board chairman Frederic Oudea said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
As the ending of the musical attests, there may be a way to do both, to be politically engaged and still enjoy the beauty of the world around you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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In letters to the court, family and friends, including Perla Hudson, the ex-wife of musician Slash, attested to Sangha’s character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
In court, lawyers for the department attested that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection rigorously adhered to this standard.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2026
The two have not talked since the report was published Wednesday, but that’s not out of the ordinary, James attested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
But her gifts were entirely her own, as attested to by this 20-disc collection of Deutsche Grammophon recordings, including her complete recitals for the label.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
I can never get used to the thousands of antique shops along the roads, all bulging with authentic and attested trash from an earlier time.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Another tactic, several parents said: Seek out teachers who give their kid extra leeway with test time in class and have them write letters attesting to the student’s anxiety or other reason for special treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“Where we don’t have research, clinical trials, what we’ve got a ton of, is, shall we say, testimonials, patient affidavits, attesting to the wonders of the drug,” said Scott Brunner, the alliance’s chief executive officer.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
"Then, the video attesting to the truth would be shown," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Environmentalists welcomed the shutdown as good news attesting to the country's plan to quit coal mining by 2030, when the last brown coal mine is due to close.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The note was stamped with the school’s official seal, attesting that he was a full-time student and only thirteen years old.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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