affirmed
Example Sentences
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With the passage of the Genius Act in 2025, Congress affirmed these benefits and laid out a regulatory framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
As of Thursday, two circuits have affirmed the government’s position and six opposed it, teeing up what experts call an inevitable Supreme Court challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
I was really lucky that so many subjects were so kind to me and affirmed I wasn’t my grandfather and that I didn’t need to carry historical or generational burdens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
That is what they have in common with the passive constructions that also bog down these examples, like was affirmed and were used.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
