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[val-i-deyt] / ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt /


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“Robotaxi scaling appears well positioned, with the limited Cybercab test fleet continuing to validate the technology,” J.P.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

That’s because a team of on-site craftsmen must work hands-on with them to validate the designs and make sure everything looks and feels up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

A £500 deposit is also required to validate their candidacy, which they only get back if they achieve more than 5% of the vote share.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

There is not a speck of evidence to validate that theory.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Even though he started to validate her, he went on to say that he didn’t like the dog.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

For residents and community groups, the report validates what they’ve been experiencing firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“We agree the win validates the appropriateness of the adjuvant setting for a vaccine,” Leerink Partners analyst Daina Graybosch wrote in a note on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

So, seeing that play out in the public sphere only validates that concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Though she said the win validates her decision to come to Glasgow, she defended the decision of others to withdraw.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Researchers have validated the approach using a SIRT6 activator.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

“Our priority is ensuring Kalshi’s settlements rest on objective, scientifically validated atmospheric data,” said James Belanger, vice president of meteorology at the Weather Co.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In the 1990s, Sandra Scarr provided research that partially validated and expanded on Winnicott’s ideas.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

He said that with closed-circuit cameras everywhere, any allegation of a security breach easily can be validated or disproved.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Looking back in 1662, Boyle hailed the experiment at the Puy-de-Dôme as the experimentum crucis, the crucial experiment, which had validated a new physics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"The next steps will involve validating these findings in animal models of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis and studying how ultrasound-based modulation affects long-term tissue repair in joint injury settings," Subramanian says.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

“In that moment, it was incredibly validating to realize that if Guillermo liked what we were doing, then it made sense to keep on doing it,” Roy said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Co-host Yasmine Summan says seeing Armstrong headline a major festival is "really validating" but "there definitely is always room for more."

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

In any case, despite the anti- climactic results, the test results were interpreted by the AEC as validating Livermore’s role as the developer of “new ideas” in thermonuclear technology.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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