assentation

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Noun
  • Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Volunteers must be 21 and consent to background check.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But mayoral critics, progressive aldermen, transit activists and developers alike said the quiet assent belies the policy’s impact.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • The next step is the report stage, then the third reading of the bill in the House of Commons, before moving to a final consideration of amendments and royal assent.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Profit is projected to be around $2.32 per share for the quarter, based on consensus estimates, while revenues are expected to be approximately $1.22 billion, reflecting a 13% increase compared to last year.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • But invoking national security to justify deep-sea mining ignores the broader geopolitical reality: bypassing international consensus does not strengthen U.S. interests.
    Kevin Green, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The termination agreement gives groups 21 days to dispute the decision, Becker said, and several states and some grant recipients are looking at potential litigation.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
  • To move forward with that plan, the county would need to amend the agreement and provide gap financing for the project.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • What to look for in a quality nonslip bath mat Types of adhesion As previously mentioned, most bath mats rely on suction cups to stick to the bottom of the tub.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • Perhaps the most crucial aspect of a bath mat, adhesion keeps a bath mat grounded and secure, even when water is running over it.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.
    Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
  • At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.
    Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The deal, pending the approval of Major League Baseball, capped a 10-month sale process that had cast a pall over the franchise and had already been marred by billionaire Justin Ishbia abandoning his pursuit of the Twins to instead buy eventual control of the White Sox.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The committee won’t review capital projects funded by bonds, federal pass-through funds, or areas that require voter approval, according to the proposal.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, far larger waves, such as the European Union’s reception of millions of Ukrainians after Russia’s 2022 invasion or Israel’s acceptance of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union, drew less resistance.
    Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Fons' belief in public education drives his concern about the acceptance of voucher and charter schools in Milwaukee and elsewhere.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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