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confirmation

[kon-fer-may-shuhn] / ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən /


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As her confirmation hearing approached in 2025, Guilfoyle complained to friends that she was broke, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He said "efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive" before subsequent confirmation that it had crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But he needs constant confirmation that his movement is growing.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

That second observation provided another important confirmation that Roman was pointing where scientists expected and that the coronagraph could detect multiple stars once its detectors were cooled for greater sensitivity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The second I opened one, a delivery confirmation was sent back to IOI, letting them know that I was finally reading their message.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The result represents one of the highest energy confirmations of quantum entanglement ever achieved.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

These confirmations need to be completed in a timely fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Howard began ordering multiple trainloads of cars, some three hundred at a time, and printing his orders and the company shipping confirmations in full-page ads.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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