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testaments

noun

plural of testament

as in evidences

something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim the "before" and "after" pictures are a testament to the effectiveness of the weight loss program

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the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group Jefferson's collected writings constitute his political testament

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Recent Examples of testaments After all the glowing testaments to his character, the apartment was startlingly nondescript. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Public’s strength and ambition today stand as direct testaments to his leadership and vision through storms and blue skies alike. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026 Vance, who struggles through the most basic photo ops, is not one of the best; his two successful elections are both testaments to Trump’s political muscle. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 One of the greatest testaments to the French Laundry’s influence has been the sheer number of alumni who have opened acclaimed restaurants of their own, from Grant Achatz’s Alinea to Corey Lee’s Benu to Rene Redzepi’s Noma. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 About 2 miles north on Central, though, stand more quiet monuments, testaments to Native American resistance and resilience. — Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026 After two years of research, an art historian believes that the designs on glass Roman cage cups are testaments to the skill and collaborative efforts required to craft some of the empire’s most renowned pieces of glasswork. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025 Hind’s voice — fragments of which spread online and were later verified and analyzed by outlets including The Washington Post, Sky News and Forensic Architecture — became one of the most haunting and emblematic testaments of the war in Gaza. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

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Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The rise of liberal nationalist movements in Egypt, Syria, and Iran in the early twentieth century, for example, was preceded by the emergence of liberal and nationalist ideologies decades earlier.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideologies

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But Elinor and Marianne start out with distinct philosophies that Snell brought to the first costume fittings.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Read on for the products, routines, style staples, and parenting philosophies getting her through this season of motherhood.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of philosophies

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And mathematicians and theorists are tapping their new, powerful models to generate entire proofs for their research.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
The company said the implementation was formally verified using Lean, a system for checking mathematical proofs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of proofs

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The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctrines

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Depending on your jurisdiction and applicable advertising rules, that might include client reviews, testimonials, case results, years of experience, credentials or other measurable outcomes from your work.

— Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Some light research and several testimonials showed me — at the time an interested job candidate — just how beloved KC’s restaurant scene is by residents and visitors alike.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of testimonials

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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026

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