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certificate.

certification.

certified.

certify.

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Words nearby cert.

cerro, Cerro de Pasco, Cerro de Punta, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, cert., certain, certainly, certainty, CertEd, certes

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How to use cert. in a sentence

Both present alt cert in general—and TFA in particular—as a problem, as a project that urgently needs fixing.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many alt cert programs are much less reflective than TFA when it comes to improving their recruitment and training programs.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Admittedly, the quality of alt cert programs varies quite a bit.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alt cert critics often argue that there are flaws in the methodology of some of these studies.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

TFA—and some other alt cert programs—are already performing about as well as our main teacher preparation pipeline.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Cert alter nostrm magnam itineris partem ger, debilitatsque iacuit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Et reliqua sunt huic cert habitationi ac nostr professioni, hoc est, paupertati 90 csentanea.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Et cert diu inter hos populos tant auctoritatis Sagamus n fuit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Yassum, he cert'n'y did, kaze dey tuck 'n' read it right out'n de letter whar he writ it.
Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches|Joel Chandler Harris

British Dictionary definitions for cert.

cert

/ (sɜːt) /

noun

informal something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)

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