authenticate
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Hence the trip to Vigo to see her paternal grandparents for the first time so she can authenticate her ancestry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Worse yet, these app-based ordering systems usually require a whole other login or download, forcing you to set up and authenticate an account that you’ll never use again after checkout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
"In this study we show how to authenticate a biomarker, verifying that a signal truly comes from life rather than contamination or non-biological chemistry," Shawar adds.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
Nanos also said the sheriff's office had received a copy of a ransom note and was working with the FBI to authenticate it.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Would it be contrary to medical ethics in the HeLa cell’s coming-of-age year to authenticate the name and let He .
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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One of those companies was Quest, the maker of OneLogin software that authenticates employees logging into their work platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Although a fantastically informative dive that also authenticates much of the movie’s narrative, I do question a serious expose about Oppenheimer using Bill Nye as a science authority source.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
He authenticates documents across the world and said the Smith counterfeits still cause confusion for experts and collectors.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
For nearly two decades Banksy has remained anonymous with the help of nondisclosure agreements, trademark law and a team that authenticates his work.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
Thy footprints mark the ageless years, Thy hand authenticates the spheres; The voice of Time, the hush eternal, One anthem sound in Thy listening ears.
From Song-waves by Theodore H. (Theodore Harding) Rand
Around 15 of such hats have been fully authenticated, most of them now held in museum collections, said Parich.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
The next day, the open-source research outfit Bellingcat said it had authenticated a video showing a Tomahawk missile strike next to the school in Minab.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
A long lost painting by Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“But it lacks a large-scale authenticated consumer network, consumer brand and the data flywheel that a two-sided network could provide.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
I kept my hunch a secret but had the manuscript authenticated by an expert.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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Many people have become accustomed to using their phones at checkout, authenticating themselves with a fingerprint or their face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Rather than authenticating the tag, a better security solution is to authenticate the item itself, Han says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2024
Evidently authenticating the footage, Mayor Karen Bass confirmed to TV station NBC4 that people were seen parachuting off the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Law enforcement agencies and telecommunications companies may play a role in preventing the crimes in the future as well by making improvements in authenticating and tracing the source of calls, Mr Steinberg said.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
The importance of the subject, and the necessity of authenticating the statements, are our excuses.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton
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