confirmation
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Lih said his company didn’t receive confirmation that a LifeVac was used in the incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In reality, the Argentina international had already trained with his new team-mates after completing his move before Friday's registration deadline, with public confirmation delayed for marketing reasons.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The person warning George was his deputy, Gen. Chris LaNeve, whom the administration plans to submit to the Senate for confirmation but hasn’t yet, most likely because he doesn’t have the support.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
There was no immediate confirmation of the arrangement from the Venezuelan government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Your coming to Longbourn, to see me and my family,” said Elizabeth coolly, “will be rather a confirmation of it; if, indeed, such a report is in existence.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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
"As soon as I get further confirmations of that, we're ready to re-initiate the process of evacuation," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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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