confirm
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DR Congo health authorities have been struggling to confirm cases of the 220 deaths, only 17 people so far have been confirmed by lab tests as having died from the disease.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Biologists test the capybaras weekly to confirm they haven’t caught Brazilian spotted fever—a tick-borne disease often fatal to humans.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The son claimed he visited the White House at Washington's request, but AFP was unable to confirm the invitation.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Among them was the original type specimen of the Himalayan pit viper, which helped researchers confirm the snake's true scientific identity.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Mara nodded to confirm, and Smithy returned into the cloud to hammer in the last pike.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing confirm
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