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affirmatively



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Wolford involves a Hawaiʻi law that prohibits individuals from carrying guns on private property unless the owner affirmatively consents.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

The new office would have been responsible for working with industries, making investments and conducting strategic planning to affirmatively secure critical supply chains.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

“Our internal process has led to the company affirmatively referring nearly 100 wallets to the authorities,” Polymarket Chief Legal Officer Neal Kumar said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

In a court hearing in San Francisco on Tuesday, a lawyer for Anthropic said the DoD had gone so far as to "affirmatively reach out to Anthropic customers, urging them to stop working with Anthropic".

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

“You must try not to think of them,” Major Danby advised affirmatively.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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