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as in affirms
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany
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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
I'll attest that she was at the party
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Recent Examples of attests
As the unfolding case of the Smithsonian attests, museum leaders occupy a pivotal position in American public life, balancing obligations to historical truth, institutional stakeholders, and the communities whose record they are entrusted to keep.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.
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Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
As Moyes attests, there are small improvements that can be made — at home and on the road — but the fact that Everton’s boss is disappointed with a loss against the champions-in-waiting shows how close his side was to providing the perfect away performance.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Still, 21 pages of notes in his book attests to the work Crawford put into the project over the course of a year.
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Charlie’s mother, Lucy, attests to her bank account feeling the rise of the analog economy.
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Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.
—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
The fellowship, Green attests, is a response to the need for developmentally appropriate teaching material, particularly in early education, around race, identity, and history.
—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
As Moyes attests, there are small improvements that can be made — at home and on the road — but the fact that Everton’s boss is disappointed with a loss against the champions-in-waiting shows how close his side was to providing the perfect away performance.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Still, 21 pages of notes in his book attests to the work Crawford put into the project over the course of a year.
—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Charlie’s mother, Lucy, attests to her bank account feeling the rise of the analog economy.
—
Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attests
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Today's ruling affirms a principle that has underpinned sound economic stewardship for generations.
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Ending the show with one final jump affirms that there’s no future in which the Landry family is done with time traveling, despite the trauma and heartache the pond has delivered with its gift.
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Emotional moments as captain testifies Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Capt.
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Taking the same tack could increase the likelihood that Mangione testifies.
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Kuo also confirms that the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max (plus, presumably, the foldable iPhone) will have enough RAM for these top-flight extras.
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The pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 36, tied the knot on Friday, July 3rd, in a glam ceremony held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Swift's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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The drone business boom Last year, Thunder Tiger’s Overkill drones became the first from an Asian company to qualify for the Pentagon’s Blue Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Cleared List, which certifies commercial drones for use by the US military.
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If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended.
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On Kalshi, an internal team verifies outcomes against source reporting — typically within 12 hours of confirmation — with payouts landing about three hours after that; winners take $1 per winning share.
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OpenAI starts with national opportunity and democratic competitiveness, and the House draft starts with institutional capacity, asking who defines risk, who verifies compliance, who collects labor data and who enforces the rules.
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The takeaway is not that a diverse mouth guarantees a longer life.
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Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director of the ACLU's speech, privacy and technology project, said the First Amendment guarantees the right to criticize the government.
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The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
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Midjourney’s motion argues that it should also be allowed to dig deeper.
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The Open Source Munitions Portal, which authenticates publicly sourced images of munitions worldwide, has published several images of unexploded submunitions found in Israel this week.
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The challenge lies in developing a solution that authenticates these agents and identifies their human operators rather than uniformly blocking them.
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