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affirming
  • present participle of affirm.

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Affirming that is “The AI Doc”’s proposal that the sunny side of artificial intelligence’s sales pitch is probably too seductive.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Affirming U.S. support for “core democratic principles,” Mr. Blinken said the United States would hold Israel “to the mutual standards we have established in our relationship over the past seven decades.”

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Affirming the red line against nuclear weapons is important now.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Affirming her life and affirming the life of her child by believing in her and helping her build instead of undermining her life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Affirming that tho' Incoherence, may add a neglegence and simple loosness to Pastoral, yet 'tis not such a Negligence or Simplicity as Pastoral delight's in.

From A Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) by Purney, Thomas