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[kuhn-furm] / kənˈfɜrm /




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If future studies confirm the findings, measuring beta-band activity could potentially become a useful tool for identifying people who need earlier support.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office confirmed neither of the men signed the required oath to confirm their address.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Information is changing fast, though, and it will take time to confirm exact numbers,” Monahan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

According to the filing, Kalshi required the agent to confirm his location before each bet, and he truthfully reported he was in Utah.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

I nod, swallowing to confirm that the rawness in my throat has started to subside.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

According to the paper, the force "confirms 'active enquiries are ongoing'." Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Independent research confirms that trades on some economic outcomes outperform the Wall Street consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

To women of a certain mood, though, it confirms what we already know: that a bear is preferable company to thoughtless, dangerous people.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The petition confirms reports from earlier this year that the actors were on the outs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mr. Davis confirms that I paid my restitution in full.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The force said in an evening update that officers were "continuing to make arrests" as they confirmed that 139 had already been detained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

This makes it the earliest confirmed defensive construction in north Africa outside Egypt.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Its owner, Polish firm Pepco, confirmed it had sold the brand for a "nominal" sum to US investment firm Gordon Brothers.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Binance confirmed to Witkoff that it had suffered a breach and gave him a list of hack-linked addresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her words confirmed it, but her face denied it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Taylor, while not specifically confirming or denying the allegations, alluded to “youthful indiscretions” from his past that he’s worked through with his wife.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Jay-Z will perform at the next Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL announced, confirming last week’s report by Puck News.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

When I asked him about the money after the divorce, he denied that it had ever existed, despite the text message confirming that it had been set aside for the girls.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Seoul's military said Pyongyang was attempting to shift the blame for escalating military tensions, while confirming the use of loudspeakers and warning shots as "legitimate defensive measures".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Perplexed, I stand and lift the wire, confirming it’s attached back at the tree.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins


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