- present participle of affirm.
affirming
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An image issued by Zardari's office showed his signature affirming the measures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Data from 2025-26 indicated "significantly higher rates of referral for gender affirming surgery... compared with English gender services", said Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
On Sunday, after her setback, she squawks half halfheartedly a few times, with the center affirming she’s “brighter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
With a deadline looming to print ballots for the Aug. 18 primary, the state Justices issued a brief order affirming Judge Matthews, with a full opinion to come later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The seventy-page opinion from the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirming his conviction and death sentence was devastating.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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