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accredit

[uh-kred-it] / əˈkrɛd ɪt /
VERB
attribute responsibility or achievement
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Wimbledon won’t accredit influencers or content creators the way the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

His project was, as I understand it, to accredit him to his father with such a letter as must secure the General's powerful influence in his behalf.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever

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

According to the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, which oversees the academy and accredits law enforcement officers statewide, Allen is the subject of an ongoing decertification investigation.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

One note about the AZA: It accredits zoos and aquariums that allow animal interactions and demonstrations, a position that many wildlife welfare groups do not embrace.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022

Beyond these doctrines, Masonry is wholly unsectarian; it recognises no other dogmas; it accredits no form of faith.

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Arthur Edward Waite

And what of her plans, if any, now that she’s accredited in the kitchen?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

For now, accredited newsrooms and specialized agencies will continue to fact-check misleading content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

Even if you deal with what he calls “legitimate” platforms, he said he believes you should be ready to accept a 100% loss as an accredited investor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Of course, the same criticism could be leveled against America’s fully accredited four-year colleges.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

If the ABA did lose its accrediting power, law schools affiliated with a university would likely just use the university’s accreditor instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

It is voluntary to join and works like a badge system, accrediting employers based on how supportive they are of workers with disabilities.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

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

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024

Now will he say that the proof which he has accepted for the accrediting of the criterion is true, having judged it, or without having judged it?

From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick




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