affirm

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"Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and pursue a route to healing and reparative justice. The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting," said Mahama.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Ms. Polk declined to affirm these policies in HR training, and then the district rejected her request for religious accommodation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 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

As ’twas, he could neither affirm nor deny her account of her childhood.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson