validation
noun
val·i·da·tion
ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən 
: an act, process, or instance of validating
especially
: the determination of the degree of validity of a measuring device
Examples of validation in a Sentence
I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
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Inspiration happens on social platforms, validation on Google, comparison across aggregators, and booking wherever friction is lowest.
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Teresa MacKintosh, Fortune, 13 June 2026
The hotel recently signed on as the first outside brand in Hilton’s Select by Hilton program, which Daly reads as validation that the compact model has an important place in the hotel ecosystem.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The issue involved a printing error where some tickets appeared to show a prize different from what was recorded on the lottery commission's official validation record.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Even after raising the largest-ever amount in an IPO, SpaceX still needs the market’s validation of its ambition to dominate AI and carry humans to the moon and Mars, as well as the company’s controversial governance regime that promises Musk near-total control.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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Teresa MacKintosh, Fortune, 13 June 2026
The hotel recently signed on as the first outside brand in Hilton’s Select by Hilton program, which Daly reads as validation that the compact model has an important place in the hotel ecosystem.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The issue involved a printing error where some tickets appeared to show a prize different from what was recorded on the lottery commission's official validation record.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Even after raising the largest-ever amount in an IPO, SpaceX still needs the market’s validation of its ambition to dominate AI and carry humans to the moon and Mars, as well as the company’s controversial governance regime that promises Musk near-total control.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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“Validation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validation. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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