confirmation
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Blanche is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will decide whether to approve his nomination and send it to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Red dwarfs, however, can produce powerful flares that imitate the ultraviolet signal of a white dwarf, making confirmation more difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, what does this mean for Blanche’s confirmation for the AG job?
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Before serving as Mr. Blanche’s chief of staff, I served as his sherpa during his confirmation process for deputy attorney general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was further confirmation of his guilt, and the beginning of his punishment.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
When Facebook went public, some investors who tried to change or cancel orders ahead of trading didn’t get confirmations because of a technology malfunction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
One of its earliest confirmations came from Mercury's orbit, which shifts slightly more than Newton's laws alone could explain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
The Fed’s board can vote to install an interim chair to lead the Fed and has done so when confirmations have lagged.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Nicky Henderson's Arkle Chase winner Jango Baie is also among the eight confirmations as is The Jukebox Man, owned by former football manager Harry Redknapp.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
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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