affirmation

“He’s an extreme example of someone who had no work to be seen for, but was so desperately looking for affirmation and love.”

The point guard was coming home after what felt more like an affirmation than a recruitment.

This doesn’t mean the history, tradition and sense of place Mr. Vance stresses are irrelevant, only that most Americans see the shared creedal affirmation as an indispensable element of America’s civic identity.

"This is not only a dream realised, but a powerful affirmation of our journey -- one marked by resilience, determination and hope," Gusmao said.

Federal interest in the nascent technology could be seen as an affirmation of quantum’s potential.