affirmative

Antidiscrimination laws mean that affirmative action, which existed for decades in the U.S., is illegal in the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

There have been hunger strikes demanding farmers' rights, affirmative action, environmental protections, anti-corruption laws and the repeal of controversial security legislation.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

More fundamentally, nearly every smartphone function requires some affirmative permission somewhere along the way.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

Too much of the program is made up of tedious movies by beloved Cannes veterans — essentially affirmative action for auteurs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

The affirmative reply I received with much relief, since it was inconceivable that my sister could think about settling in Denmark after two weeks of an eccentric country house.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Most soiree veterans are accustomed to getting an influx of “yes” confirmations not long after the invites go out and another wave of affirmatives days before the party starts.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

For the kids in the working-class families, the ratio was twelve affirmatives to seven prohibitions, and in the welfare families it was five affirmatives to eleven prohibitions.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 5, 2015

For the past year the British working classes have grown increasingly aware that they were getting two negatives where they wanted two affirmatives.

From Time Magazine Archive

None the less the press busied itself with the affirmatives of all these denials for many days.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Retrieval Squad roared military-type affirmatives, coaxing as many metallic noises from their weapons as possible.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer