affirm

Example Sentences

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Indian law regards "honour killings" as murder and courts have repeatedly affirmed that an adult's choice of partner by consent is constitutionally protected.

From BBC

“The announcement affirms our view that Galaxy is becoming one of the largest and fastest-growing data center campus developers in North America,” Brett Knoblauch, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, wrote in a research note Tuesday.

From Barron's

The service stated that "only when staff have enough information to reach a decision that a trans individual can be safely accommodated will they be placed in an establishment which matches their affirmed gender".

From BBC

"I was particularly shocked by the recommendations for combating obesity, which did not mention the effect of MMS on adipose tissue but only affirmed self-acceptance combined with stigmatization of obesity," she says.

From Science Daily

Smith affirmed Thursday that she "would expect that the US administration would respect Canadian sovereignty," and said she would raise any issues related to referendum meddling with Washington.

From Barron's