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verifies

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present tense third-person singular of verify

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location

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Recent Examples of verifies In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM). — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 In other words, there’s no comprehensive process that verifies safety certification before sale. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 Crypto verifies the transaction, not the assumption someone made before authorizing it. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 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 Lawmakers would still need to debate how the government verifies that a kill switch works. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Any new agreement will have to specify who verifies what, in what order, and what happens when a ship is hit. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026 Clear+ recently launched eGates , a system that verifies identity in under five seconds using facial recognition without the need for a human operator. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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The spokesperson confirms that ATF agents will be focused specifically on tracing the gun or weapons used by the suspect.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
This certification confirms that the headphones produce audio at safe levels that will not cause hearing loss.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The group is chaired by Amy Kremer, a longtime Tea Party activist who argues Republicans are missing an opportunity to lead on AI policy that doesn’t cater to big companies.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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