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the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group Jefferson's collected writings constitute his political testament

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Recent Examples of testament Their story is a testament to the power of alignment, preparation, and purpose. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 In a sense, Ingenuity’s demise is also a testament to its resiliency. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024 Zimmerman says his path to success is a testament to the power of resiliency. Chiara Kim, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 My life has been about more than just football and this film is a testament to that. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for testament 
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Noun
  • However, no evidence of undiscovered secret cells or basements was found.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The inspector general didn't find any evidence that the seizures were politically motivated or done for retaliation.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Numerous factors could be playing a role in the shifting operating philosophy of Moreno, who has long declined The Athletic’s interview requests.
    Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than just the building blocks of a digital product, design systems can be thought of as the visual language of a product, guided by a design philosophy that incorporates UI components, code snippets, design files, style guides, and other resources.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Rafał Trzaskowski, the presidential candidate of the ruling party of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, recently accused Poland’s central bank of mismanaging inflation and offered to send the governor some butter as proof, according to the Financial Times.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Burns, then, over the attorneys’ objection, ordered them not to have contact with him about his testimony or his case overall.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And the accusations, while serious, may not withstand public scrutiny after her public testimony.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At Michigan, which embraced DEI ideology as much as any other school, the university did not previously have an institution-wide policy on DEI statements in hiring, which allowed units of the university to solicit such statements.
    The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As with any artistic project that focuses on extremism and mass violence, The Order’s production team walked a fine line between showing Mathews’ magnetism and the murderous project at the heart of his ideology and actions.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • After her team turned over thousands of pages of documentation, Optum conducted a separate in-person quality review.
    Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, the case has taken a new turn with the release of documentation suggesting authorities were, in fact, informed of scheduled appearances by Arjun and co-star Rashmika Mandana at the 9:30pm screening.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • Short, personalized clips of customer testimonials and how-to instructions—as well as feature, advantage and benefit descriptions delivered through websites, email and social media—will be pivotal.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts always features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.
    Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Testament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testament. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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