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attest

[uh-test] / əˈtɛst /


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As a condition of being tax-exempt, nonprofit private schools must attest that they won’t discriminate based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Hartig told lawmakers that while the White House report is under review, "we unwaveringly attest that it does not fairly or accurately characterize the full body of work at the museum."

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

"People who know me will attest I'm a little fond of football," the Pope said at the mass.

From BBC Jul. 5, 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

They could not have been more mistaken: As anybody who knew Albus would attest, he never revealed the remotest anti-Muggle tendency.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

"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

But surely the passage attests to attitude, not practice, for could Marcus have really eschewed bodyguards?

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

A total of 53 crosses attests to that.

From BBC Dec. 7, 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

They must be segregated from issuer assets, independently attested and subject to federal supervision.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 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

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

Today, she revels in ownership over the honor: “That was for me too and I recognize what my part in that was. I know I was put in this role for this,” she attested.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 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

There is no shortage of studies attesting to sunlight’s benefits that don’t get widely publicized.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 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

He showed me a text message from a senior producer attesting to that.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 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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