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validation

[val-i-dey-shuhn] / ˌvæl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /


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Over time, they turn into an anxious mess, needing validation from the black-box algorithmic number.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Speaking shortly after the court ruling was announced on Wednesday, Emma Lovell's husband Lee said it was "some validation that Emma's life did matter," adding that his eldest daughter was "pretty pleased" with the result.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Hearing that validation in therapy and from really wonderful subjects helped me get there.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

"This has been a model validation, and hopefully it's just the first of many more observations to come," he said.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

I asked, looking for more validation of my feelings.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Swinney was asked repeatedly during the BBC interview whether the hospital had received a full set of safety validations for every ward and unit, a question that opposition parties have also been asking.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

"Without experimental validations as yet, we know the community will be skeptical about this very non-mainstream prediction," Ruan said.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

Explaining why he had excluded those details from his report, Kilmer said, "I don't take medical providers' consideration or determination of whether a crime happened or not. Allegations, documentation, validations are not reality."

From Salon Oct. 4, 2022

Once these validations were complete, Mendel applied the pollen from a plant with violet flowers to the stigma of a plant with white flowers.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Their thinly veiled condescension, their false validations irritated her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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