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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affirmed the previous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referencing a prior statement, decision, or finding that has been confirmed or supported.
Example: "The committee affirmed the previous recommendations made during the last meeting."
Alternatives: "confirmed the earlier" or "validated the prior".
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Judge Christopher F. Droney pointed to that decision as he affirmed the previous court ruling in favor of Aereo.
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"[Defendants] cannot claim that Microsoft suffered minimal pecuniary injury," wrote the judges in the ruling affirming the previous court's sentencing.
With five votes in favor of affirming the previous ruling the Betamax (VCR) was to be illegal in the United States (see Justice Blackmun's papers).
Although changes in Smad6 expression were not observed in our experimental conditions, the BMP antagonist, Noggin, reversed some effects of TβRI inhibitors on gene expression (data not shown), affirming the previous observation that increased BMP signaling contributes to the osteogenic activity of TβRI inhibitors [42].
A wine panel tasting of 20 bottles of 2013 pinot noir affirmed the departure from previous vintages.
The poll affirmed the finding of previous polls — that more than half of the city's constituents had met the mayor personally, an astounding feat for the chief executive of a major American city.
It also affirmed the findings of previous inquiries that Mr. Spitzer's communications director, Darren Dopp, and William F. Howard, a public safety adviser to the governor, asked the State Police to re-create travel itineraries for Mr. Bruno, hoping to show that he had used state aircraft to attend political fund-raisers.
61 Previous research 51 has affirmed the reliability and validity of I-QOL as an incontinence-related QOL instrument in neurogenic UI patients.
appeals panel affirmed the decision.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision.
The court affirmed the conviction.
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