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validating

verb

present participle of validate

as in verifying

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events

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as in establishing

to show the existence or truth of by evidence the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies

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Recent Examples of validating Ian Papautsky, a microfluidics researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago, says that Theranos’s public downfall and time in the spotlight create a strong case for validating scientific findings. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite these risks, organizations are rapidly funding AI initiatives before validating the data those initiatives depend on. — Mark Van Berkel, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Child Mind Institute guidance on communicating with teenagers emphasizes listening, validating feelings and creating space where kids feel safe speaking up. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 Much of that work involves collecting, annotating, and validating the data used to train machines to operate in the physical world. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 None of the characters are named beyond a letter, and their age and race are not specified—a deliberate choice by Ireland to avoid validating people’s preconceived ideas regarding victims of abuse. — Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 The Case for Empowerment During Midlife In defense of proactive women, particularly those navigating midlife, having more information about what’s happening in their bodies can feel incredibly validating. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026 Haase’s team also checks if Zalando customers might be searching for the trend, as a way of validating the agents’ information. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 Despite warnings of the potential for humans to lose their grip on the technology, some suspect the worst-case scenarios described by the AI companies themselves have more to do with validating the importance of their work than reality. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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Vincent Ochieng, a disaster officer with the Kenya Red Cross, said the organization had recorded 31 missing persons but was still verifying the reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Onboarding a brilliant new hire involves verifying their identity, issuing a badge and handing over a master key and a to-do list.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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The first flight will be a milestone in establishing how the design performs beyond the development environment.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
There is overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, and for imposing the draft on the ultra-Orthodox.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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The collectors who owned them had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees proving what the cards were worth—all for thieves to take two pallets of the cards and make off with the rare collectors’ items.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The State cannot transform one into the other without proving every element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of proving

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In May 2024, The War Zone examined Chinese state television video showing soldiers taking cover from first-person-view (FPV) drones, using a net-catching projectile, and demonstrating a handheld jammer.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The rise of self-harm influencers—people for whom demonstrating their distress online has become a source of income and validation—is a terrifying new development.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

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