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affirmation

[af-er-mey-shuhn] / ˌæf ərˈmeɪ ʃən /


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But NPR chief executive Katherine Maher celebrated the ruling as a "decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“For me that was a profound affirmation for a piece of work that could easily have been very harshly and very negatively judged.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

I watched one, and another, nodding along to the digital daily affirmation.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026

“This verdict is a powerful affirmation that constitutional rights do not stop at the end of a driveway,” Diggs said in the written statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

America was desperate to lose itself in anything that offered affirmation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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