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attest

[uh-test] / əˈtɛst /


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I can attest that few things bring the vibe of a fun sporting event down quite like a nearly dead phone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Alexander said California law requires registering voters to prove and attest to their identity and has multiple verification measures to ensure people casting ballots are who they say they are.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 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

Seattleites, however, can attest that Burning Man’s ruin began long ago, pretty much since Microsofties and Amazonians invaded it in the early aughts.

From Salon Jul. 24, 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

Jean has two personalities, he attests: “the peaceful one here, and the bonkers one onstage.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 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

This anthology of verse from its pages attests to the excellent judgment of its previous editors and to that of Walt Hunter, the Atlantic’s current poetry editor, himself a distinguished poet-critic.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 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

De Kooning’s refusal to settle for a single approach is attested to by a series of cartoon-like standing figures, repeated by means of transfer techniques, that recalls those earlier efforts at illustration.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Greenspan, in a 1985 letter to regulators and in testimony to Congress, attested to Lincoln’s financial strength and the prudence of its lending program.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

The brilliance of “Point Blank” is attested to in the Criterion edition, which features, among other supplemental material, a fascinating commentary track with Mr. Boorman and Steven Soderbergh.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

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

As for Chinese writing, first attested around 1300 B.C. but with possible earlier precursors, it too has unique local signs and some unique principles, and most scholars assume that it evolved independently.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

A medical letter attesting to your mother’s health might help.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

"Then, the video attesting to the truth would be shown," she says.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

The resulting image is crystalline—and full of symbolic touches attesting to his status.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

Kamen reached out to Lawrence for a deposition attesting to his loyalty, of which Lawrence in fact had no doubt.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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