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He spent some evenings going over it, then consulted Japanese patent engineer Satoshi Tomokiyo, who maintains an online list of unsolved ciphers, to verify it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was a routine question, to verify their relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“We open the containers, verify and see what merchandise has been switched out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"He admitted that he had acted alone, without the involvement of others, although investigations are continuing to verify this claim," Wam said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
When psychologists actually try to verify this claim, however, their answers sound like the Hartshorne and May conclusions.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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OpenAI published its findings along with the 165-page proof and a formalization that verifies the argument step by step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It verifies Gloria’s singing talent and proves a perfect match for her showy, cagey persona: the love child of Marlene Dietrich and Sally Bowles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The SIR process verifies current voter records against the 2002 electoral rolls, the last time such a nationwide revision was carried out.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Bottom line: When you deposit a large cash amount — in this case, a $150,000 inheritance — the teller verifies your identity, records your explanation of the money’s source, and processes the deposit normally.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
We, who have not, will cherish our little fancies until reality verifies them or proves them false.
From One Year Abroad by Blanche Willis Howard
The aftermath of one of Sunday's six reported attacks was captured in verified footage showing the Nicaragua-flagged tanker Petro Dolphin on fire, as filmed by the crew on a smaller boat nearby.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
With few verified details about the man actually accused, internet users continued searching aggressively for his whereabouts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The prediction became known as the Aharonov-Bohm effect and was eventually verified in experiments involving real electrons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
It says it bases its decisions on information from gold refiners, verified by auditors, but doesn’t carry out mine inspections itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I signed the name Bryce Lynch, then verified my signature with a retinal scan.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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“There’s something to be said about the staff work, and verifying before we do something like that publicly,” Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst told Raw Story.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
In December 2025, the European Commission said the platform "deceives users" by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark, because it is not "meaningfully verifying" who is behind the account.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But verifying AI agreements may prove harder than verifying arms-control agreements.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Amazon Pharmacy manages the entire process, including verifying eligibility, handling prior authorizations, and initiating enrollment, once a clinician submits an electronic GLP-1 prescription, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The registrar, when presented with Mrs. Richardson’s credentials and told she was verifying some facts for a story, proved to be extremely helpful.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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