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affirms
  • present tense form of affirm (3rd person singular).

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In various chat logs the BBC has seen, the chatbot suggests, affirms and embellishes these ideas.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“The Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the majority said, including “all children here born of resident aliens.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“This new information affirms that guardrails on public-private partnerships are important in all instances and especially this one,” Pham said in a statement.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Probst affirms that what you see is what you get.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“Always,” Dedd affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez