as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.
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Recent Examples of credential
Mary Sandy at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing said the agency must credential about 20,000 teachers a year to keep up with the staffing needs of districts across the state.
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Joe Hong, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2021
As attendees began lining up on the stairs lined with black candles by 10 p.m., the crowds were promptly credentialed and let inside.
—Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2020
TruNews was also credentialed for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in June.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2020
The only constant is that a reporter or credentialed expert will authoritatively assert a theory as a fact and demonize those who disagree — only to be proven wrong tomorrow.
—Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020
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Joe Hong, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2021
As attendees began lining up on the stairs lined with black candles by 10 p.m., the crowds were promptly credentialed and let inside.
—Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2020
TruNews was also credentialed for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in June.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2020
The only constant is that a reporter or credentialed expert will authoritatively assert a theory as a fact and demonize those who disagree — only to be proven wrong tomorrow.
—Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020
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What the change will be depends on which of the two competing measures are approved by voters.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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If approved by a simple majority of votes, mayors going forward would be able to serve two four-year terms, mirroring the term limits previously set in 2016 by voters for councilmembers.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a first of its kind action, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned a decentralized application, Tornado Cash, in 2022.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Treasury Department recently sanctioned fourteen more Syrian and Lebanese nationals involved in the captagon trade.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Zhenya also checks the public records of all 50 states and confirms that he is not licensed to practice architecture anywhere in the U.S. and thus legally can’t call himself an architect.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Asked why Polis endorsed Kennedy in light of his often-conspiratorial stances, a spokesman for the governor responded by referring to a subsequent Polis social media post.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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In no uncertain terms, economic discontent drove Latino men’s vote, said Clarissa Martinez de Castro, vice president of the Latino Vote Initiative for UnidosUS, a national Latino advocacy group whose social welfare arm, UnidosUS Action Fund, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But beating the Eagles — on the road and in a short week — would certify Washington in a way the previous 10 weeks haven’t.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The effort to deny Trump’s 2020 defeat centered on the role of Congress, each January 6th after an election year, in certifying the results of the Electoral College.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some of Norwalk’s concerns were validated in court.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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But Smith's team pushed back, arguing in court filings that the naming of a special counsel was backed by Justice Department precedent that had been validated in previous cases by other federal courts.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force between July 2023 and this June inducted more than 70 J-20s, bringing the force’s operational fleet up to approximately 195, according to a Janes report published earlier this year.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Walden has been inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, was named MIPCOM Personality of the Year, included in the 2024 CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business list, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Credential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credential. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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