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testify (to)

verb

Definition of testify (to)

as in to guarantee

to declare (something) to be true or genuine that auction house will always testify to a painting's authenticity

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The steady trickle of those recordings into the groundwater of influence has guaranteed the album its afterlife, both as a great lost future of American music and as a central pillar in the group’s legacy.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Her departure is not guaranteed and the talks could fall apart, the people said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of guarantee

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The state is one of 27 that enacted restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in the past five years.

— Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Trump criticized Andrews, using a transphobic nickname for her, for her stance on gender-affirming care for children and young people.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirm

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Another local who will attest to Mexico City’s neoteric pleasures is Lilmister P, a muralist and clothing designer from Iztapalapa, a community in the city’s outskirts known for its street culture.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
An accompanying recording of residents’ voices attests to the sense of community that the design fostered.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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As part of the diamond’s journey, members of the Udell family have traveled to Botswana to witness the cutting process firsthand, experience the history of the diamond’s origins and see the craftsmanship behind turning the stone into a rare diamond.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Investigators were gathering physical evidence and witness statements on Thursday.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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