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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Wimbledon won’t accredit influencers or content creators the way the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Vienna has so far refused to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats, although the Austrian government has held direct talks with Taliban authorities over deportations this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

But scores more accredit Piker for either their radicalization or their de-radicalization.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025

This was the first national election where an electronic device had been used to accredit voters.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023

It is to this, then, that Rouen must accredit the throngs of strangers which continually flock to its doors from the Easter time to late autumn.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus

For years, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits M.D.-granting programs, required medical schools to establish programs “aimed at achieving diversity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Social Work England, which accredits these courses, clearly states the curriculum should be updated to reflect the law.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

High rates of restraining psychiatric inpatients do not automatically spur any action by federal authorities, California hospital regulators or the Joint Commission, a nonprofit agency that accredits L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

The book comes from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the nonprofit professional association for early childhood education, which accredits daycares and preschools.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

Beyond these doctrines, Masonry is wholly unsectarian; it recognises no other dogmas; it accredits no form of faith.

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Arthur Edward Waite

And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Is it a one-hour course you can find online or does it have to be from an accredited university?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Even if you deal with what he calls “legitimate” platforms, he said he believes you should be ready to accept a 100% loss as an accredited investor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lodge Quai takes money from accredited investors, but retail investors can also check out publicly traded REITs like Lodge’s old firm, W.P.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

It had recently been accredited to offer four- year degrees and had come to be called West Virginia State College.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

“The outcomes produced by Council-accredited law schools are unmatched, and we continue the important work of accrediting law schools as our recognition process proceeds,” Hart said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

EAC also oversees the federal testing and certification program for voting systems, accrediting labs and certifying whether machines meet federal standards known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

The trust said it was accrediting other providers for GPs to send referrals to.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024

To Kulbash himself Atlee had letters accrediting him as the trusted and confidential agent of Lord Danesbury, and with the Pasha, Joe was instructed to treat with an air and bearing of unlimited trustfulness.

From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever




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