affirm
Example Sentences
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Upholding these bans would affirm that professional standards and evidence-based practices still govern licensed treatment.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Higher expenses will compress margins in the near term, the analysts noted, but Akamai continues to announce large compute deals that affirm its relevance in the cloud-services market.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Ms. Polk declined to affirm these policies in HR training, and then the district rejected her request for religious accommodation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
A second possible outcome would be for the appeals panel to affirm the guilty verdict but remove the "immediate effect" clause.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
This time, as if to affirm the point, he gently nudged her palm.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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