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validate

[val-i-deyt] / ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt /


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Rather than rushing to validate the president’s claims, chief political anchor Bret Baier immediately offered a stark, legally cautious disclaimer to his audience.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Nothing would validate AI’s promise more than improving the process of creating medicines for diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

“This phase allows us to validate our technology for fully autonomous operations as we work to bring riders even more ways to enjoy Waymo in the future,” the company said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

In April, the head of the International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organisation that advises on energy policy, appeared to validate Miliband's scepticism.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I made excuses for him, desperate to validate the reasons he chose to work with me.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

For Saffie, it validates his belief in trusting the process and trusting himself.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The Wall Street Journal talked to Chesky about the hotel push, AI’s potential and why the World Cup validates its strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

In this case, Alphabet’s interest in space data centers validates Musk’s plans, which underpin SpaceX’s massive valuation.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Researchers built the model using data from more than 1.7 million people and then validated its accuracy with records from another 3.9 million.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Jess says social media didn't influence her decision not to have children, but it "validated it" and made her feel more comfortable to share her thoughts on the subject.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Codex did all the legwork, which Summers then validated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Cepeda stopped short of conceding defeat in a speech on Sunday evening, telling supporters he would wait until all the votes were validated.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Artists do not create merely for their own satisfaction but want their work validated by others.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

"The next steps will involve validating these findings in animal models of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis and studying how ultrasound-based modulation affects long-term tissue repair in joint injury settings," Subramanian says.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

An analyst upgraded Backblaze, validating its cost-effective HDD-based storage as crucial for AI infrastructure amid rising demand.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Carlini said the Ghost hack illustrated the difficulty of the problem the world now faces in validating, testing patches and then rolling them out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Getting a diagnosis can unlock different treatment options, but Annika says that just "being understood" is a "validating experience in itself".

From BBC May 16, 2026

In any case, despite the anti- climactic results, the test results were interpreted by the AEC as validating Livermore’s role as the developer of “new ideas” in thermonuclear technology.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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