confirmed

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Rolling Stone didn’t say where Gadson died or specify a cause but said the drummer’s wife, Barbara, had confirmed the news; she told the magazine that Gadson had experienced a fall recently and undergone surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

When the tech industry executive met with his son’s guidance counselor, the school confirmed that it rarely withheld diplomas from chronically absent pupils, lest these students suffer later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The safety of the vessel and all crew members have been confirmed," MOL said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez was fired in August, even though she had only been confirmed a few weeks earlier.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

I had long felt with pleasure that many of my rustic scholars liked me, and when we parted, that consciousness was confirmed: they manifested their affection plainly and strongly.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë