affirmative
Example Sentences
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“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon and they will not seek the tools that will enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Congress made the affirmative decision to broaden its grant of birthright citizenship from the earlier statute.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
President and Fellows of Harvard College, which struck down race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
The judge said the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action “certainly does not proscribe any particular classroom speech, or relate at all to curricular choices.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
I didn’t want the court to think that Ralph was robotically denying everything I asked him, so I asked a question that required an affirmative answer.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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