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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 ProPublica verified the veracity of the unredacted database by comparing its booking records to those in Pinellas’ online search tool and by validating the booking dates and timestamps against the federal immigration datasets. — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026 This extension is a significant relief for the sport, ensuring a top talent remains and validating driver feedback on future rules. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 That helps explain the vast selection of RCPO watches at the roadshow event featuring blinding amounts of gemstones, esoteric stone dials and paperwork validating that they were restored exclusively in Geneva at the brand’s Restoration Atelier. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 The company has spent two years developing and validating this magnet architecture. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 While less visible than publishing itself, peer review plays a foundational role in technical ecosystems—evaluating methodologies, validating research quality, and influencing emerging disciplinary standards. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Katalyst said over a week later that the team was validating LINK’s performance, and the spacecraft was preparing for its upcoming rendezvous with Swift. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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Meta is also promising to do a better job of verifying users' ages and has agreed to report regularly to an independent auditor.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Smoke events leave residue behind; the guidelines include protocols for flushing spaces and verifying air quality once the event passes.

— Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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Most recently, the Los Padres National Forest issued an order, effective Friday night, establishing an emergency closure for the Monterey Ranger District.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
The expansion of settlements crisscrossing the West Bank threatened the hope of establishing a contiguous Palestinian state there.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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Golden 1 Center later announced that the concert had been postponed, confirming that a member of the touring crew died.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Measles cases have surged in Maryland, with state leaders confirming 14 new cases this week and outbreaks in three counties.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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Trump remains data-center booster amid bipartisan opposition The rapid expansion of data centers, which house networks and services for digital information and services, is proving to be the rare issue that cuts through party lines.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Under the convention the burden of proving that exclusion falls on the Fund, not the claimant, and Oman has three years to force the question in court.

— Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of proving

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The next milestone will be moving beyond individual production lines and demonstrating that waste plastic-to-SAF systems can operate reliably, economically and at a scale to become a meaningful source of aviation fuel.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
McKenzie Wilson of Blue Rose Research, a Democratic data firm, said voters have called for sweeping changes in response to economic discontent, demonstrating a level of anger not seen in years.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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