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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

Advocates are beating back policies that make it a crime to be homeless and fighting to affirm the rights of their homeless neighbors.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

"In a time of growing technological and global fragmentation, this spotlight underscores Europe's ambition to affirm its sovereignty and take the lead in innovation," they said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Negotiating some level of contribution from your stepdaughter may be beneficial both financially and psychologically, and affirm to her that she does not live a consequence-free life.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

This time, as if to affirm the point, he gently nudged her palm.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“This ruling affirms what our neighbors have been telling us for more than a year, and it delivers relief while the case moves forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

"It's absolutely brilliant," affirms Arsenal season ticket-holder Major.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Pixar affirms this by incorporating a Totoro cameo into “Toy Story 3.”

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"Today's Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll," said Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Always,” Dedd affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

I was really lucky that so many subjects were so kind to me and affirmed I wasn’t my grandfather and that I didn’t need to carry historical or generational burdens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Looking ahead, the company expects third-quarter EPS of $2 to $2.50, compared with the current FactSet consensus of $2.03, and affirmed its full-year EPS guidance range of $6.50 to $7.50.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

The company affirmed its full-year outlook for adjusted earnings between $11.20 and $11.90 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He had affirmed my place in the order of things.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

On Sunday, after her setback, she squawks half halfheartedly a few times, with the center affirming she’s “brighter.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ali Munshi said she recognizes her daughter’s success as a natural outcome of her family and community affirming and encouraging her from an early age.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Humphrey’s held Congress could prevent the president from firing the heads of these agencies without good cause, affirming a tradition that reached back to the early days of the republic.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve's independence.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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