as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
are we to conclude from your silence that you assent?
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Officials met with family members Thursday and agreed to start using heavy machinery to remove the debris and recover the bodies.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Local officials have now met with family members and agreed to begin using machinery to move the rubble and start recovering bodies.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to the probable cause statement, during the arrest, Silva consented to be interviewed without a lawyer present and signed a DHS form permitting agents to search his phone.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Assented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assented. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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