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confirmation

[kon-fer-may-shuhn] / ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən /


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A California dealer consortium called Symbolic Motor Car Company bought it for $1 million and reached out to Porsche afterward to secure confirmation on the car’s origins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

This research is consistent with what happened during Thomas’ confirmation hearing.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

There was no immediate confirmation from Moscow or Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

His enrollment in the area has raised the possibility that the Manning family continues to maintain a residence nearby, although there is no confirmation that the former NFL star still owns his original lakefront retreat.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Stay right behind me,” he said, looking at each of them in turn to get confirmation that they understood.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

The result represents one of the highest energy confirmations of quantum entanglement ever achieved.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

If those confirmations arise, we will act on them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Over his decadeslong career, he has played crucial roles in the confirmations of Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

When Facebook went public, some investors who tried to change or cancel orders ahead of trading didn’t get confirmations because of a technology malfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The fact that Einstein’s predictions matched what was seen, while Newton’s did not, was one of the crucial confirmations of the new theory.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking


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