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a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving
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Recent Examples of certificate
James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Under the bill, curricular materials also would have to meet state content standards and teachers would be required to hold a certificate.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Google, for example, offers a $49/month data analytics certificate as part of Grow with Google.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
After filing, the petition can be amended within two days of being sent and the city clerk has 20 days to complete a certificate recognizing the petition as legitimate.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Under the bill, curricular materials also would have to meet state content standards and teachers would be required to hold a certificate.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Their strategic planning encompasses trustees, administrators, upper management and certificated and classified employees and includes the district’s various departments such as finance, maintenance and operations, transportation and counseling, Bjork said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Google, for example, offers a $49/month data analytics certificate as part of Grow with Google.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Development and testing activities will take place at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard, which will serve as the reference environment for industrial validation and certification of the technology.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The center, along with its partners, provides construction certification classes to mostly low- to moderate-income individuals, as well as classes on low-voltage, asset-building and cryptocurrency.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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That meant bills were not paid, the levy was not certified, and the audit was not accepted.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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For even more marine life, Amandira, the Aman yacht, can also be chartered from Amanwana for totally bespoke voyages around the Indonesian archipelago from Komodo National Park to the famed Spice Islands and the legendary waters of Raja Ampat.—
Luke Abrahams,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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The notice follows letters objecting to the deal from Rokita and Fort Wayne entrepreneur Chuck Surack, who owns a flight chartering company and bought a hotel near the site to stifle redevelopment plans.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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The office had planned to redirect the $30,000 to fund other grant priorities, which is permitted under its agreement with the FMCSA, Burnham said.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is the primary investigative agency in the search for Nancy Guthrie, with the FBI only permitted to take part if requested by local officials.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the leaders have yet to sign the treaty and parliaments have yet to ratify it.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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In June 2025, the Carroll County Board of Education unanimously ratified a contract with the Carroll County Education Association that delayed cost-of-living and step salary increases for staff for one year.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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Once fully accredited, Dell Children's will be able to do allogeneic transplants, which uses donor stem cells, as well as gene therapies and CAR T cell therapies.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now accredited under Georgia as the coach of reigning European champion Nika Egadze, Tutberidze is once again inside the Winter Olympics bubble, a reality that isn’t sitting well with World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Bańka.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, city spokesman Erik Johnson said the city clerk requires 30 days to validate petitions to ensure a sufficient number of signatures are from qualified voters — and the deadline for Austin City Council to call a May election is on Friday.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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These tests validated the test vehicle’s structural reliability and integrity ahead of upcoming flight tests.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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He was also sanctioned by the European Union in January 2019 following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, which the British government said was carried out by GRU agents to poison a former Russian spy.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The European Union also sanctioned him over the 2018 poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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