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Noun
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The Houston Astros officially announced the trade of relief pitcher Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, days after Pressly gave his consent for the deal.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025 -
This is the seventh consent order closed by the bank’s regulators since 2019, Wells Fargo said.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2025
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Without assent from a majority of lawmakers, the report is expected to stay under wraps.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Nov. 2024
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With Lamont’s assent, the law Ritter crafted in cooperation with the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus commits the state to $875 million in borrowing over an initial five-year period, assuming about $175 million in grants in each of those five years.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
9 Dec. 2024
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While there was some disagreement over the veracity of Trump’s threats, there was consensus that the president’s strategy has not shifted from his first term.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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That’s higher than Visible Alpha’s 19.68% consensus.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump also signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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But opinions on this issue have actually remained pretty consistently in favor of the Paris agreement since its inception: 62 percent of Americans were opposed when Trump withdrew from it for the first time back in 2017, and the same share supported Biden's decision to rejoin in 2021.—
Mary Radcliffe,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Remarking on the turbulence of the current news-media environment, Scarborough urged an adhesion to journalistic integrity.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Another surgery in November removed some adhesions to make the hole finally close.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 Aug. 2024
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Even if China did support U.S. accession, Beijing’s membership in the pact would make Washington more hesitant to sign up, out of concern that China was not fully complying with existing standards and would be in a position to dominate future rule setting.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Debt is but the accession of resources now in return for the return of resources in the future, plus interest.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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With approval from the groom's mother, the table was saved for her family.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back on their speedy approval.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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And with the acceptance comes a tacit admission of guilt or wrongdoing, even though those who have been pardoned have not been formally accused of any crimes.—
Colleen Long and Zeke Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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In a symbolic image of Trump’s growing acceptance in parts of Washington, the president-elect had an extended friendly conversation with former President Obama during a state funeral for the late President Carter.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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