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bred-in-the-bone, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool, habitual, inveterate
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The hurricane swept by the Virgin Islands and Puerto Ricoas a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday with few casualties and little confirmed damage. — Daniella Silva, NBC News, "Hurricane Dorian poses 'significant threat' to parts of Bahamas, Florida," 30 Aug. 2019 Esper’s swearing-in ended the longest period the Pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. — Washington Post, "Esper is sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Mattis," 24 July 2019 With O’Neill’s verdict, Pantaleo faces his first confirmed punishment as an officer after both a grand jury and federal prosectors declined to bring criminal charges against him. — Time, "'The Correct Decision.' NYPD Fires Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Involved in Eric Garner Chokehold Death," 19 Aug. 2019 Esper’s swearing-in ended the longest period the Pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. — Washington Post, "Esper is sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Mattis," 24 July 2019 Esper’s swearing-in ended the longest period the Pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. — Robert Burns, Twin Cities, "Mark Esper sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Jim Mattis," 23 July 2019 Esper’s swearing-in ended the longest period the Pentagon has gone without a confirmed leader in its history. — Robert Burns, chicagotribune.com, "Army veteran and former lobbyist Mark Esper sworn in as secretary of defense, ending 7 months without Pentagon leader," 23 July 2019 Of the 713 top posts in the government which require the affirmation of the Senate, only 455 are filled by confirmed appointees. — The Economist, "Patrick Shanahan stands aside from the DoD," 21 June 2019 This month, there have been three confirmed shark attacks in North Carolina. — Chris Hopkins | Chopkins@pennlive.com, nola.com, "See how close a shark got to unaware Myrtle Beach swimmers," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confirmed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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