ratification

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Recent Examples of ratification Until ratification workers will stay on the picket line. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The offer includes $1,100 ratification bonuses for full-time workers and $750 for part-time employees. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025 But when Congress tried again (after ratification of the 16th Amendment), the SALT deduction came back, too. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Just two years later, following the ratification of a new Alabama Constitution, that number plummeted to less than 3,000. Time, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ratification
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Noun
  • In December 2021, the Treasury Department issued more sanctions against Luna and Marroquin, alleging that the Bukele aides negotiated the secret agreement with the MS-13 gang.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In exchange, China has protected the junta by vetoing tougher sanctions at the United Nations and other international forums.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Twelve years after the Kewaunee Power Station shuttered, wounding the local economy, owner EnergySolutions is seeking government approval to build a new nuclear plant at the site — and is trying to buy hundreds of acres of farmland around it.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The American Chiropractic Association has endorsed Avocado mattresses since 2020 and the mattress is 100% organic from its materials to production process, which gives Kovac all the more reason to give the bed a five-star approval from me.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stanching the hemorrhage of voter support requires some bold moves and tangible achievements.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Clean and sleek, they can be worn while sightseeing, thanks to their next-level support and cushioning, but are classy enough to be worn out to dinner.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After President Joe Biden withdrew his reelection campaign yesterday, the endorsements have been rolling in for Vice President Kamala Harris to be selected as the Democratic nominee for the upcoming election.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • During his 2020 Presidential campaign, Yang advocated for a universal basic income of a thousand dollars per month, an idea that won endorsements from Nicolas Cage and Elon Musk.
    Charlotte Goddu, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the Democratic leadership is demanding an immediate extension to soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies for their votes, saying Americans face a sharp rise in health care costs without them.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Last week, the measure failed on its first test in the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to advance.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Sylvia’s relationship with Carabinieri captain Giovanni Riva deepens, but the finalization of Riva’s divorce and his desire to set down roots in Umbria threatens Sylvia’s sense of independence.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While the budget awaits finalization from Congress, NASA officials and agency leadership have already begun implementing cuts, issuing reductions in force notifications (RIFs) and encouraging people to take advantage of the government's Deferred Resignation Program (DRP).
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the formalization and reinforcement of his legal team may signal a more aggressive or structured defense approach going forward.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the heartbeat of the play remains with Caroline and Maddie, Rhea certainly earns our sympathy if not our approbation.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • His attorneys portrayed his accusers as Hollywood wannabes and hangers-on who willingly hooked up with him to court opportunity, then recast the encounters as crimes years later to collect settlement funds and #MeToo approbation.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025

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“Ratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratification. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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