affirmation
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Threets concluded his Sunday post with an affirmation: “You are enough. One day at a time. One tomorrow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Just four days before America’s 250th birthday, the high court handed down the term’s final, and perhaps most historic, decision: an affirmation of the broad understanding of American citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The NSF grant is the latest affirmation of D-Wave’s strong backing at the federal level.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
More often, it is an affirmation of where home feels strongest.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
They described being unable to take in even the most effusive messages from their audience – the types of affirmations that had initially pushed them to begin creating in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
It’s filled with affirmations, prayers and mantras about love, peace and human connection, with music as a religious calling more than a form of entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The AI at this point will only give you affirmations of your own power or things you like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Positive affirmations were driving the healthcare sector higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
There never has been a man who asserted anything with more effectiveness, nor whose affirmations rested upon greater oaths, who observed them less.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing affirmation
The Bill of Rights
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The Constitution of the United States
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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