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Recent Examples of reaffirmation
Alongside the results was an aggressive share repurchase program, a reaffirmation of its full-year net interest income outlook, and a boost to management’s medium-term financial targets.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
What started as networking became something deeper: a reaffirmation of sisterhood, purpose, and power.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
Even with Beijing’s recent distancing from North Korea, and Washington’s reaffirmation of its position on Taiwan, the risk of miscalculation over either issue remains dangerously high—high enough that the United States and China could be dragged into a direct military confrontation.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
For Indonesia, fairness looks like a strong reaffirmation of source taxation.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
What started as networking became something deeper: a reaffirmation of sisterhood, purpose, and power.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
Even with Beijing’s recent distancing from North Korea, and Washington’s reaffirmation of its position on Taiwan, the risk of miscalculation over either issue remains dangerously high—high enough that the United States and China could be dragged into a direct military confrontation.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
For Indonesia, fairness looks like a strong reaffirmation of source taxation.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaffirmation
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Multiple people close to the situation had stated or speculated that an official request had been sent, and the president himself had said that Combs had asked for clemency, but Thursday’s report was the first official confirmation of the letter’s existence.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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There was no immediate confirmation from Washington.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunderland’s stalemate at home against Manchester City was more creditable again, and vindication of their approach to the transfer market is the fact that departures to the Africa Cup of Nations haven’t knocked them out of their stride.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Some victims of Epstein took a measure of vindication from the release – notably so in the case of Maria Farmer, whose account of complaining to the FBI about Epstein way back in 1996 was validated.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2025
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To say nothing about the thorny question of its genre—do Eastern European writers need to provide more explanations and justifications when using the technique of autofiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Parise questioned the government’s financial justification for its operation in Old Irving Park, which yielded one arrest of an undocumented immigrant but had far-reaching effects on children and other residents.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the month since trading Parsons, Jones has offered a steady stream of rationalizations, some of which sound more plausible than others.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ideological stances often come after political ones, essentially post-facto rationalizations.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Reaffirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaffirmation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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