affirmatively
Example Sentences
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David Pope, a pharmacist who voted affirmatively for other peptides, voted “no” on this one, citing a complex regimen and “potentially dangerous downstream consequences.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new office would have been responsible for working with industries, making investments and conducting strategic planning to affirmatively secure critical supply chains.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
In a court hearing in San Francisco on Tuesday, a lawyer for Anthropic said the DoD had gone so far as to "affirmatively reach out to Anthropic customers, urging them to stop working with Anthropic".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The nomination essentially represents choosing the lesser of two concerns rather than an affirmatively strong selection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
The rest of her wasn’t ungraceful but her fingers were affirmatively and aggressively graceful.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
