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- noun The act of
reconfirming ; a second or subsequentconfirmation .
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Examples
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The search for a new HSD director also makes it less likely that McGinn will ditch City Light director Jorge Carrasco, whose reconfirmation is scheduled for 2012.
City Posts Opening for Painter’s Replacement « PubliCola 2010
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Would the administration seek reconfirmation from the Japanese that they will stick by the alliance, and also come in front against the North Koreans?
Briefing By Lake And Rubin On President European Trip ITY National Archives 1994
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So, Bob, how do we know which airlines might be targeted in this kind of reconfirmation of their airworthiness?
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The SEC said it voted to admit A&M pending reconfirmation of the Big 12's letter.
SEC Accepts Texas A&M Bid to Join Conference Darren Everson 2011
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The area far surpassed other regions that also gained jobs, including Dallas (up 29,000), Boston (up 21,000) and Houston (up 3,000.) "This is a reconfirmation of the general health of this market relative to a lot of other parts of the country that have higher unemployment rates," said Peter Muoio, senior principal of Maximus Advisors, a New York-based economic and real estate research firm.
Area unemployment drops in Sept. after private-sector job gains V. Dion Haynes 2010
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who has received bipartisan condemnation from Capitol Hill for his handling of the economy, is likely to get an earful from senators during his reconfirmation hearing Thursday.
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Washington Times: Bernanke reconfirmation to Fed seen assured
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This reconfirmation of faith led her to tone down the sex in her fiction.
Louise Mensch: Chick-lit queen who shines at Westminster | Profile 2011
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He is campaigning to defeat the charter as proposed in favor a new document that would grant City Council power to confirm additional mayoral appointees and review them each year for reconfirmation.
New Detroit Charter Aims to Curb Corruption in City Matthew Dolan 2011
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Forty senators are supporting the reconfirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and 17 are opposed, according to a tally by Dow Jones Newswires.
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