verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Examples of verification in a Sentence
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Idaho is one of nine states that request photo IDs at polls but allow identity verification by other means, according to the group.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
If online alcohol and gun retailers are to be the example, then age verification will be practically meaningless, because minors will certainly lie to defeat it.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
The lottery statement said once the verification procedures were complete, the numbers would be drawn and posted online.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Naturally, users pushed back against his plans, noting that verification of journalists offered the public a helpful way of quickly identifying credible sources of news.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
For years, Twitter’s blue checks mirrored verification badges that are common on social media, largely reserved for celebrities, politicians and other influential accounts.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
For instance, both healthcare providers and insurers can tap large language models to handle data entry and document verification bits of the process.
—Shashank Agarwal, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
They were infuriated that tech companies, abiding by federal law, effectively give kids online emancipation from their parents at the arbitrary and absurdly young age of thirteen and, even then, barely bother with age verification.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
If online alcohol and gun retailers are to be the example, then age verification will be practically meaningless, because minors will certainly lie to defeat it.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
The lottery statement said once the verification procedures were complete, the numbers would be drawn and posted online.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Naturally, users pushed back against his plans, noting that verification of journalists offered the public a helpful way of quickly identifying credible sources of news.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
For years, Twitter’s blue checks mirrored verification badges that are common on social media, largely reserved for celebrities, politicians and other influential accounts.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
For instance, both healthcare providers and insurers can tap large language models to handle data entry and document verification bits of the process.
—Shashank Agarwal, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
They were infuriated that tech companies, abiding by federal law, effectively give kids online emancipation from their parents at the arbitrary and absurdly young age of thirteen and, even then, barely bother with age verification.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
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verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified
Legal Definition
verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: an act or process of verifying
2
: a sworn statement of truth or correctness
submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition
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