affirmation
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Before the date, I was about to recite my fourth affirmation when my phone pinged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Just four days before America’s 250th birthday, the high court handed down the term’s final, and perhaps most historic, decision: an affirmation of the broad understanding of American citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The NSF grant is the latest affirmation of D-Wave’s strong backing at the federal level.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
More often, it is an affirmation of where home feels strongest.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Paqo nodded with a quiet grunt of affirmation.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
They described being unable to take in even the most effusive messages from their audience – the types of affirmations that had initially pushed them to begin creating in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hopefully people will make the connection of the importance of dreaming and planning and affirmations but also the importance of letting things go, like forgiving people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Positive affirmations were driving the healthcare sector higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
And—Citra couldn’t believe it—some laughter and affirmations as well.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing affirmation
The Bill of Rights
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The Constitution of the United States
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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