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In a series of legal actions this year, the agency has sued states to affirm its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The World Cup gives each of us an opportunity to affirm our identities with pride, and Los Angeles throughout history has been the place that has welcomed these noble acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The minutes from the Fed’s June meeting, released Wednesday, appeared to affirm that many top central bankers remain ready to raise rates in the future to tamp down inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Advocates are beating back policies that make it a crime to be homeless and fighting to affirm the rights of their homeless neighbors.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

As ’twas, he could neither affirm nor deny her account of her childhood.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

And beyond consenting to, that affirms that entitlement.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two months have since passed, and he’s still offered no explanation for his appearance, which incidentally only affirms suspicions.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Yet for all his criticisms of Hayek, Skidelsky affirms that Hayek and Keynes were at one in their desire to preserve liberal civilization from the radicals of the left and right in their time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“This ruling affirms what our neighbors have been telling us for more than a year, and it delivers relief while the case moves forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Always,” Dedd affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Circuit Court of Appeals, but in April 2025, a divided three-judge panel affirmed the dismissal, agreeing with the district court that Salazar’s newsletter subscription didn’t make him a subscriber under the law.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I am so interested in truth telling. I’m so desperate for it in the world. I’m so grateful when I find it in other people,” she affirmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

And last year, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed that decision, meaning Boulder’s lawsuit could finally move forward.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

In groveling posts online, Ms. Gann affirmed she’s a pale-skin-ian, not a Palestinian, calling herself a “white woman of significant privilege and wealth” who deceived everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

At the same time I wondered why my citizenship had to be so loudly affirmed, and I couldn’t imagine why affirming it would really make any difference.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

An image issued by Zardari's office showed his signature affirming the measures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

"When there is suspicion of disproportionate force, there are always judicial investigations," Nuñez said, affirming that the government was "here to protect high school students".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s the saccharine cheeriness, affirming answers and incessant follow-up questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

I complained quite vociferously about our clothing, affirming that we did not want to wear short trousers and needed proper clothing including socks and underwear, which we were not then given.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela