as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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After some disagreement between the House of Representatives and Senate on the final text, Congress ratified the amendment on July 12, 1965, and the amendment was fully ratified on February 10, 1967, after Nevada became the 38th state to ratify the amendment.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Of those, articles 3 through 12 were ratified by the necessary three-quarters of states, Virginia being the last, voting on December 15, 1791.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Aug. 2025
Formal treaties, ratified by each country's law-making body, are required to make such accords permanent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The permanence of the deficit is one factor that’s fueling preliminary cogitating over a tax increase of some kind, which probably would have to be ratified by voters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Of those, articles 3 through 12 were ratified by the necessary three-quarters of states, Virginia being the last, voting on December 15, 1791.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Aug. 2025
Formal treaties, ratified by each country's law-making body, are required to make such accords permanent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The permanence of the deficit is one factor that’s fueling preliminary cogitating over a tax increase of some kind, which probably would have to be ratified by voters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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In 2015, the Louisville Metro Council approved committing $139 million for construction of the hotel, which opened in 2018.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers in California responded in kind, approving a measure to put a proposal on the November ballot that would suspend current redistricting rules and allow Democrats to gain a similar number of seats.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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North Korean state media also confirmed that Kim was attending the parade at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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Evergreen Park coach Jim Ramazinski confirmed that Evans will play a big role in helping this year’s team try to achieve that goal.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Trades finalize in three to five seconds, enabling near-instant payment finality, and transaction fees are measured in fractions of a cent.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those include making people verify old account information when requesting a change and requiring comptroller office staff to speak with a vendor’s representative on the phone to finalize an account change.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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