affirm

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Upholding these bans would affirm that professional standards and evidence-based practices still govern licensed treatment.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Those who pretend to be innocent of a crime tacitly affirm that it is one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

A second possible outcome would be for the appeals panel to affirm the guilty verdict but remove the "immediate effect" clause.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

“It is my duty, then, if nobody will answer, to affirm the Queen of England’s innocence.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White