affirm
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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
A Bramshill representative said Nieporte’s claims were built on fabricated accusations and that it expects the legal process to affirm that neither it nor the co-owners engaged in wrongful conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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
This time, as if to affirm the point, he gently nudged her palm.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
She believes the painting affirms that the bull knows what is best for Europa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It's absolutely brilliant," affirms Arsenal season ticket-holder Major.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The 14th Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the court said then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
At the same time the sacrament of the Mass affirms ‘the perpetual contemporaneity of The Passion’ and celebrates the ‘marriage of time present with time past’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
In March 2023, an appeals court affirmed the lower court’s decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
No one else had affirmed my bangs in quite the same way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Looking ahead, the company expects third-quarter EPS of $2 to $2.50, compared with the current FactSet consensus of $2.03, and affirmed its full-year EPS guidance range of $6.50 to $7.50.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Now with “Acomodo” — which debuted at the top of both Spotify Top Albums USA and Top Global Charts across all genres — Tito Double P affirmed his rightful place in música mexicana upper echelons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The ritual affirmed who we were despite the humiliating restrictions outside our door.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
President George W. Bush aligned the executive branch with Congress in affirming the modernization of the GAO as a legislative agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Though marvelously affirming for film fans, this is not a sustainable business plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I don’t want kids to think that, and I don’t want parents to think that because affirming your kid is right and life-saving.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve's independence.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This I had believed with all my being, but now, though still inwardly affirming that belief, I felt a blighting hurt which prevented me from trying further to defend myself.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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