ratification

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Recent Examples of ratification The tentative agreement – pending approval via ratification by the workers – covers nearly 100 production workers employed by the company. Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025 The most common route for amendments is congressional proposal followed by state ratification, as demonstrated historically. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 Then, any change would require three-fourths of the states to sign on for ratification. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025 The National Constitution Center notes that Republicans who had long opposed FDR found allies among some Democrats from the South and West to get the proposal passed through Congress and sent to the states for ratification. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ratification
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Noun
  • After years of targeting founders and developers of crypto infrastructure for allegedly operating unlicensed money services and violating U.S. sanctions, the Department of Justice is shifting its approach.
    Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The impact of the U.S. sanctions extends beyond Venezuela’s borders.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When the transaction was unveiled in December, UMG said it was expected to close in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports in Indiana will head to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk after the Senate gave final approval to the bill Thursday.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno drove state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, in a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am past the state Capitol on Tuesday, rallying support for legislation that would ease restrictions on classic cars.
    HECTOR AMEZCUA, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But there was a sense of hope, rather than expectation, among the home support as the players walked out on a crystal clear spring evening in North London.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With presets mimicking pro cinematography and endorsements from creators like Jason Zada and John Gaeta, Higgsfield could reshape AI-native filmmaking.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Celebrity endorsements, like Run-D.M.C.’s association with the sneaker in the late ‘80s, helped cement its status as a cultural phenomenon.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unsurprisingly, the Huskies (37-3) were a unanimous selection receiving all 31 first-place votes in the final poll of the year.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Senate approved that bill with the help of four Republican votes. — Kevin Breuninger 2 Hours Ago Trump orders new review of U.S. Steel deal Train cars are seen in front of the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant in Michigan on Sept. 11, 2024.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michael Wayland,April Roach,Erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
Noun
  • Produced by Tomás Cortés of Cine Animal, with the backing of Panama’s Ministry of Culture, the film melds animation, archival footage, and interviews to chronicle Guardia’s personal quest sparked by childhood memories of Zachrisson’s unsettling yet fascinating artworks.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
  • With her My Band Y’all band providing muscular backing, Clarkson gave the rock classic a melancholy makeover, injecting an extra layer of longing into Dave Grohl’s lyrics, as well as, of course, busting out one of signature paint-peeling high notes.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025

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