reaffirm
verb
re·af·firm
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈfərm 
reaffirmed; reaffirming; reaffirms
: to affirm (something) again especially so as to strengthen or confirm
reaffirming the defendant's innocence
reaffirm the validity of a debt
a story that reaffirmed her belief in the goodness of humanity
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Tencent Holdings Limited closed flat after announcing its first bond issuance in four years, with S&P Global reaffirming its A+ rating.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reaffirmed its stance that women should get a COVID vaccine or booster while pregnant, trying to get pregnant, postpartum, or lactating.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
In a blog post also shared on Thursday, OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor reaffirmed that OpenAI’s nonprofit would continue to have control over the startup’s operations and would obtain an equity stake in the new PBC worth more than $100 billion.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reaffirmed its stance that women should get a COVID vaccine or booster while pregnant, trying to get pregnant, postpartum, or lactating.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
In a blog post also shared on Thursday, OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor reaffirmed that OpenAI’s nonprofit would continue to have control over the startup’s operations and would obtain an equity stake in the new PBC worth more than $100 billion.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Reaffirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaffirm. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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