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affirmation

[af-er-mey-shuhn] / ˌæf ərˈmeɪ ʃən /


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They are, at their best, an affirmation of meaning and sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

During those beginning months, you are still in “arrival mode” and looking everywhere for affirmation that you made the right decision.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

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

Life Boat is a simple affirmation of hope, set to a trancey house beat that shows Raye could still churn out a four-to-the-floor banger if she wanted.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Professors, relatives, random people I met, asked what was next for me, and when I mentioned I was bound for law school—Harvard Law School, as it turned out—the affirmation was overwhelming.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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