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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Last year, Florida and five other states established the Commission for Public Higher Education to accredit their public university systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 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

"With what taste do they accredit me!" he says, half aloud, with a rather pale smile and a slight curl of his short upper lip, discernible even beneath his drooping moustache.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)

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

Once a court accredits a person’s status as potential victim, that person will receive personalized and free legal assistance, Llop said, along with the ability to seek economic aid and help with housing.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2022

Mankind properly accredits him with a marvellous achievement.

From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks

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

Other recommendations include a new senior constable rank to reward and recognise experienced frontline officers who provide leadership and mentor colleagues, as well as nationally accredited training for new constables.

From BBC Jul. 6, 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’s not easy when you have 300,000 accredited people to process. “Our world is very aggressive; security is more important than anything.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Katie got news of her sister through the official accredited family reporter, the insurance agent.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

Many institutional accreditors oversee colleges and universities nationwide, and many state teacher licensing authorities recognize multiple accrediting bodies for training programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 2, 2024

The class, run by an accrediting organization, teaches the providers about the importance of follow-up care.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2024

The Queen has attentively perused the statement of Lord Palmerston in favour of accrediting an Ambassador at Paris.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Arthur Christopher Benson




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