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confirmation

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


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An open-ended designation without a pending nomination, Roberts concluded, would conflict with the constitutional requirement of Senate confirmation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“This is in my wheelhouse, hopefully,” Feinberg said in his confirmation hearing last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

On the same day that the Senate Banking Committee announced the date of his confirmation hearing, federal prosecutors sought to escalate the investigation that threatens to delay his appointment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s Fed chair nominee.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 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




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