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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

They accredit such degree of belief as may remain, in this enlightened age, to some remote part—to the south, if they dwell in the north; to the north, if they dwell in the south.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt

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

The book comes from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the nonprofit professional association for early childhood education, which accredits daycares and preschools.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2023

Their standing in the church accredits their offer of service: the service itself can only be accredited by the Truth and the Lord of Truth, who is the servant of all.

From Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood by MacDonald, George

They operate under few regulations and are supposed to be only for accredited investors, or those whose net worth or income reaches a certain threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 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

West Ham was the first Premier League club to be accredited by the charity White Ribbon UK, in recognition of the efforts it was taking to support ending male violence against women and girls.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

It had recently been accredited to offer four- year degrees and had come to be called West Virginia State College.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

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

Film School violated federal employment requirements and accrediting standards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

But so far from accrediting the order with a supernatural aspect, he affirms that its war-cry is annihilation and anathema thereto.

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




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