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
He reiterated that stance just a decade ago during his confirmation hearing for attorney general, though he also expressed concerns about the unjust application of the punishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Neither answer was a denial, but nor were they any type of confirmation.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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
I was still thinking about it, wondering what it was he had said, as he drove Amaka and me home after Mass. He told Amaka that he still had not received her confirmation name.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
These confirmations need to be completed in a timely fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
One of its earliest confirmations came from Mercury's orbit, which shifts slightly more than Newton's laws alone could explain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Small though this effect is, it had been noticed before 1915 and served as one of the first confirmations of Einstein’s theory.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing confirmation
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