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The framework begins as follows: “Israel and Lebanon affirm the right of each state to exist in peace, and their mutual desire to live in security as neighboring sovereign states.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Advocates are beating back policies that make it a crime to be homeless and fighting to affirm the rights of their homeless neighbors.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 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

Negotiating some level of contribution from your stepdaughter may be beneficial both financially and psychologically, and affirm to her that she does not live a consequence-free life.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

I condemn and affirm, say no and say yes, say yes and say no.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

In various chat logs the BBC has seen, the chatbot suggests, affirms and embellishes these ideas.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

It affirms China’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer and senior unsecured ratings at A1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

At the same time the sacrament of the Mass affirms ‘the perpetual contemporaneity of The Passion’ and celebrates the ‘marriage of time present with time past’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the administration’s preference for a negotiated agreement with Iran despite the skirmishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

“An’ of course the dogs can hike along all day with that contraption behind them,” affirmed a second of the men.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

“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

Each wrote or joined opinions affirming the right of private plaintiffs to sue under laws enacted through the spending clause.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The characters may well be good people—certainly that is how Ms. Patchett means to portray them—but their goodness is never put to any test, so it exists as nothing more than an affirming idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The company didn’t provide full-year guidance, other than affirming its target of $2.5 billion in capital investment, slightly higher than $2.4 billion in 2025.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker