affirmative

Example Sentences

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Congress made the affirmative decision to broaden its grant of birthright citizenship from the earlier statute.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“He needed to focus his energy on the civil rights initiative, and affirmative action was a much bigger deal,” said Haru.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

While diversity programs have gone by a variety of names over the decades — nondiscrimination, affirmative action, DEI — they all trace their roots to the Civil Rights Movement, which lasted from 1954 to 1968.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

The allegations, first announced in January 2025, claimed the companies collected and sold geolocation and driving behavior data from millions of consumers without obtaining their affirmative consent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Impossible to reply to this in the affirmative: my little world held a contrary opinion: I was silent.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë