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Recent Examples of confirmation The confirmation arrives following our report last week of the casting of McGregor as Violet Sorrengail and Sakraya as Xaden Riorson. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 In a LinkedIn post after the confirmation, container shipping expert Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, calculated that the newest order lifted Maersk’s orderbook from 25 percent of its fleet to 35 percent. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Finn’s death was acknowledged on the show, but there has been no confirmation on how the reboot might respond to Salling’s and Rivera’s deaths. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Monday’s casting news comes shortly after the confirmation of Slow Horses‘ season eight renewal, which will depict Herron’s ninth novel in the series, Clown Town. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confirmation
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Noun
  • State officials said the isolated instances of noncitizens voting, if accurate, are not evidence of widespread voter fraud.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Experimental evidence for the equation, however, remained restricted to the subatomic domain for many decades.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nevertheless, some come away from the experience assuming the worst — that the anecdotal issues are proof of a partisan election-rigging scheme.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Treat unexpected activity as a reason to investigate rather than proof of infection.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s lawyers had sought to postpone his testimony until January, arguing that his presidential duties required special accommodation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Bradley Benavides and Nikki Floris each face a single criminal count stemming from testimony before lawmakers in 2023.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced violence related to immigration but has also acknowledged failures in the border control system over years that have allowed migrants to travel to and stay in South Africa without documentation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mortgage decisions draw from federal requirements, agency rules, state and county regulations, loan-program guidelines, borrower documentation, and lender-specific overlays.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That’s a testament primarily to offensive line coach Zach Hanson, who, in his fifth season, has now fully rebuilt the room in his image.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These vacations were a testament to the power of longstanding relationships and the trust required to afford such access.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Confirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmation. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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