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But Scott, in taking the parlance of the street to the SportsCenter desk, helped affirm its ascendance.

Advocates claimed that it helped to preserve virtue and to affirm the application of Sharia law.

What is worse, it does so only to affirm sexist stereotypes.

So when we progress, when we affirm ourselves, we should not threaten them.

I believe this because these ideals that we affirm are true.

To fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.

For my part, I scarcely know what to say; inasmuch as I do not care either to affirm or deny a thing of which I have no proof.

Some affirm that he wrote to please royalty, but if so why did he not condemn the custom to appease the wrath of a sapient king.

In my opinion, the situation of Candy is most beautiful, but many affirm that it is too near the mountains, and lies in a pit.

Many travellers affirm that the Taj-Mehal produces a magical effect when lighted by the moon.