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affirmation

[af-er-mey-shuhn] / ˌæf ərˈmeɪ ʃən /


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EW&F is emblematic of Black identity, uplifting Black joy through a message of infinite possibility and affirmation, “feeding into little souls like mine,” says Michelle Obama.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Seventeen years later, he’s still seeking that affirmation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

All 129 parliamentarians - including 64 first-time MSPs - swore allegiance to the King, either by affirmation or oath during a ceremony in the chamber.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“You would tell me,” Aunt Tess says again, but this time she doesn’t say it as a question, she says it as an affirmation that she already knows the answer to.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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