confirmation
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What Lee is looking for from his three clearing events is, in each instance, confirmation of pre-existing trends.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
It turns out that “indefinitely” has lasted longer than we expected—another confirmation of Adam Smith’s quip that “there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
And during Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s 2017 confirmation hearings, some media outlets claimed that President Donald Trump’s nominee had plagiarized parts of his 2006 book about assisted suicide.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once a candidate clears those bars, their name will go to the General Assembly of all UN members for confirmation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Because he said nothing at first, his silence became a confirmation that Baby would die.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If those confirmations arise, we will act on them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Over his decadeslong career, he has played crucial roles in the confirmations of Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Similar confirmations were made with the two other men, with Sheriff Komorowski reminding them there was "no appeal" against their decision.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Chair Jerome Powell, whose leadership tenure ends Friday, captured at least 80 votes in Senate confirmations for each of his two terms atop the Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Small though this effect is, it had been noticed before 1915 and served as one of the first confirmations of Einstein’s theory.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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