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validates

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present tense third-person singular of validate

as in confirms

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 proves

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 validates Wednesday’s announcement validates the investigative reporting of journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers also note that AI often validates and agrees with the user rather than posing those challenging questions needed for real spiritual and personal growth. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The one-two punch not only validates the once-struggling stock's recent resurgence. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The grand jury report validates that this was an orchestrated scheme to steal public money from sick kids to use for political benefit. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 For Allegra Films, Locarno’s selection validates a leap into a more ambitious international model. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Security identifies viable attack paths and validates which defenses break them. — Jonathan Baker, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Mamdani and other critics of Israel have argued the International Criminal Court’s open warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes in Gaza validates their calls for his arrest. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 The milestone clears one of the program’s most important early hurdles and validates a design approach focused on reducing development time and production costs without compromising mission performance. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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The city confirms the four cameras near Holly Lane have already been removed.

— Brooklyn Andres, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 28 Aug. 2026
Renoon structures and confirms consistency of product and supply chain data across both Tod’s internal systems and those of its partners.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Once King County Elections verifies the voters and signatures, the Director of Elections sets a special date between 45 and 90 days after the petition is certified.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Fortune reviewed a summary of his financial records, which verifies his billionaire status.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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The rule also establishes new design requirements, including a tracking barcode for mail-in ballot envelopes that states must create and submit to the USPS for approval.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Assembly Bill 1633 establishes the Private Detention Facility Tax Law, which would impose an annual 25% tax on operators of private detention centers.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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IonQ’s partnership with Sandia National Laboratories also demonstrates its increasing national-security relevance.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The research also demonstrates the JWST is more than capable of studying the dispersal of gas and dust around individual infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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