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The university “remains committed to full compliance with federal law” and “welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively and constructively with the federal government to affirm that commitment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

There’s nothing more Landor could have done in prison to affirm his faith and protect his rights.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

"In a time of growing technological and global fragmentation, this spotlight underscores Europe's ambition to affirm its sovereignty and take the lead in innovation," they said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

This summer, nearly a century after Coolidge’s stirring words, marks a good moment to affirm once again those principles on which the U.S. is founded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It has now been thinned and I am testing it here to affirm that it is acceptable for writing.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Pixar affirms this by incorporating a Totoro cameo into “Toy Story 3.”

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The 14th Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the court said then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Today’s ruling affirms a principle that has underpinned sound economic stewardship for generations: that the Federal Reserve must make all its policy decisions guided by evidence and independent judgment, free from political interference,” Cook said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Caroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that the Supreme Court's decision "affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Always,” Dedd affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Looking ahead, the company expects third-quarter EPS of $2 to $2.50, compared with the current FactSet consensus of $2.03, and affirmed its full-year EPS guidance range of $6.50 to $7.50.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Lawyers and advocates have lamented that this bedrock principle was even up for debate, let alone affirmed by anything less than unanimity among the justices.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

He came in and I can’t remember his exact words but he just affirmed for me what I was doing, and that meant the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Kentucky, the Supreme Court affirmed that the 14th Amendment bars prosecutors from selecting or striking jurors based on race.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

At times the scenes he saw challenged his vision of Jackson Park, at other times they affirmed it.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“I don’t want kids to think that, and I don’t want parents to think that because affirming your kid is right and life-saving.”

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Humphrey’s held Congress could prevent the president from firing the heads of these agencies without good cause, affirming a tradition that reached back to the early days of the republic.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

AHS Properties said it bought Dubai’s Shangri-La five-star hotel for $300 million, affirming its confidence in the region despite falling tourism due to the Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The collaboration stood as a powerful closing note to her career, affirming her enduring ability to transcend boundaries of genre, geography and time.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

The same day as the funeral service in Charleston—June 26, 2015—the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark decision, affirming that same-sex couples had the right to marry in all fifty states.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama