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In a series of legal actions this year, the agency has sued states to affirm its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

But there is another kind of urgency: If her capacity continues to decline, some of these “workaround windows” that require her to appear in person or affirm her own wishes will eventually close entirely.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

The World Cup gives each of us an opportunity to affirm our identities with pride, and Los Angeles throughout history has been the place that has welcomed these noble acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s nothing more Landor could have done in prison to affirm his faith and protect his rights.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance?

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet for all his criticisms of Hayek, Skidelsky affirms that Hayek and Keynes were at one in their desire to preserve liberal civilization from the radicals of the left and right in their time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"I'll go to social media before Google or somewhere else. Everyone is already talking about it," affirms Major.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The 14th Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the court said then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Then right now we’ll just have to sit tight and hope for the best,” Alyssa affirms for herself.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

"With several lives lost and many injured, the toll remains provisional. The minister offered condolences, affirmed solidarity with families, and ordered assessments of affected schools to ensure learning continuity."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“In line with Jackson, two other Courts of Appeals have now affirmed the common-sense remedy that this illegality should be stopped.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Circuit Court affirmed his decision by a 2-1 vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

With the passage of the Genius Act in 2025, Congress affirmed these benefits and laid out a regulatory framework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

At the same time I wondered why my citizenship had to be so loudly affirmed, and I couldn’t imagine why affirming it would really make any difference.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

The system would cover hospital and physician services, most prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, long-term care and gender affirming and reproductive care such as contraception and abortions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Data from 2025-26 indicated "significantly higher rates of referral for gender affirming surgery... compared with English gender services", said Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Critics, however, say that therapists should be questioning their clients’ estrangement beliefs, not affirming them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“I don’t want kids to think that, and I don’t want parents to think that because affirming your kid is right and life-saving.”

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker