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The researchers then set out to confirm that the enzyme contained a molybdenum metallocofactor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
A spokesperson for Bonta’s office said in a statement: “Potential settlement talks are confidential. We cannot confirm or deny whether settlement talks are occurring or their alleged substance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Ronaldo refused to confirm whether he would continue to play for his country after Portugal's World Cup round-of-16 defeat by eventual winners Spain in July.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The foreign ministries of the Philippines and Taiwan declined to confirm or deny the authenticity of the hacked materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Matthias wished that he could see around the back of the chair to confirm his discovery, but he had to bring himself back to the issue at hand.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Neither study directly confirms or overturns the original Menin results.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Macklemore confirms ‘Ed Sheeran and his team’ decided to remove him from the latter’s tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Chavez-DeRemer’s attorney told the Washington Post: “The moot report confirms that Secretary Chavez-DeRemer did not violate any laws.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Not the first one, which the throat receives with almost tearful gratitude; nor the second, that confirms and extends the pleasure of the first.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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Kraft, who is Jewish, confirmed he banned the US rapper from performing at Gillette, accusing Macklemore of hate speech and antisemitic rhetoric.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Before this discovery, every confirmed Diplodocus specimen had been found in the Morrison Formation of the western United States.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
As for the residual costs of exercising her right to offend back in 2017, Griffin confirmed that some of her shows still draw protesters.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Dasafo’s friend Kash Ahmad confirmed to the BBC that he died at his home in Ghana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ekon had known what he was seeing from the moment he’d looked up, but somehow hearing it confirmed aloud made it worse.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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After ProPublica’s story was published, Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Trump, released a joint statement confirming Kremlev’s role.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Moldova has increasingly found itself caught up in the conflict, with Prime Minister Vasile Tofan confirming that 17 drones had struck Moldovan territory in August alone - more than during the whole of last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Last week’s payroll numbers were stronger than expected, confirming markets’ hawkish bias for the upcoming Fed meeting,” ING senior rates strategists Benjamin Schroeder and Michiel Tukker say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hom also leads precursor observing programs with ground-based telescopes, work that is essential for confirming which targets should be selected for future Roman science programs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Eddington observed the bending of starlight during a solar eclipse, confirming one of those predictions.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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