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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Verb
  • Barcelona striker turned La Liga pundit Gary Lineker reckons that one thing is guaranteed when his former club visit Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico at the Bernabeu.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, the Department of Labor certified 384,900 H-2A visas, and is hurting farmworkers.
    Rosa Maria Navarro, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The previously unseen notes reveal that Trump, 79, once again asked Pence to refuse to certify the election results and falsely claim that it had been rigged in favor of former President Joe Biden.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley affirms underweight rating, cuts price objective to $175 from $192 Morgan Stanley price target is 3% below Tuesday's close.
    Itzel Franco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier in October, a Macomb County Circuit Court judge affirmed a lower court's dismissal in the fifth case.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As any Spinal Tap fan can attest, the choice of location for the band's swan song is far from incidental.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Charles Winstead of the San Francisco Bay Area has seen several climbing accidents while climbing El Capitan over the past few weeks and attests to the quick responses from park personnel.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • The impact of witnessing or experiencing domestic violence is more than documented scientifically.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Sources who witnessed this, speaking anonymously to protect their position like others consulted for this article, say there was a frank exchange between players, with particular criticism aimed at junior members of the squad over their attitude and application in the build-up.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Testify (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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