affirmative
Example Sentences
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I remember being excited, of course, but also like, “Yes! I’m supposed to be here,” not from a cocky place but more affirmative.
From Los Angeles Times
A casual listener might take Mr. Youngkin for an unreconstructed Reaganite, but he sometimes speaks effusively about the affirmative powers of government.
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
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.
“That is not a mistake that one does. That is an affirmative act,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
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