affirm

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On most other issues, the Vietnamese government actively works to contain anti-China sentiment, but criticism affirming Hanoi's claims in the South China Sea is one of very few forms of protest it deems acceptable.

From BBC

"We categorically affirm that these claims are entirely false," he said.

From Barron's

“The Oscar not only honors the excellence of the individual and their team, but also affirms the art of casting as a vital cinematic craft.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I had a wonderful letter from an ordained woman who said the announcement of my appointment was the first time that she felt affirmed as a priest," she told BBC Radio 4.

From BBC

“While today’s ruling adopts a narrower constitutional framework than Dueñas, it affirms a core principle our work helped advance: Courts must consider a person’s inability to pay before imposing certain court assessments,” Eidmann said.

From Los Angeles Times