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The same idea applies to Facebook Business Manager verification (facebook-domain-verification).
Sometimes you must verify domain ownership at Google (Search Console, Google Workspace, and similar) by publishing a TXT record, for example:
google-site-verification=<random_characters>

Text guide

1

Open Zone Editor

In cPanel, open Zone Editor under Domains.
cPanel Domains section with Zone Editor highlighted
2

Manage the zone

Click Manage next to the domain you want to edit.
cPanel Zone Editor domain list with Manage action
3

Add a TXT record

Open the Add Record menu and choose Add TXT record.
cPanel DNS record types with Add TXT record option
4

Enter the verification string

Set Name to your domain (or @ if your zone uses that convention), leave TTL at the default, set Type to TXT, and paste the full google-site-verification=… value into Record.
cPanel form for adding a TXT record with google-site-verification value
5

Save

Click Add Record. Changes usually propagate across our nameservers within 10–15 seconds.