ratification

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Recent Examples of ratification Ultimately, Congress approved 12 amendments – ensuring rights from freedom of speech to protection from cruel and unusual punishment – and sent them to the states for ratification. Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 Results of the ratification vote were not immediately available. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025 There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution since its ratification in 1789, including the first 10 known as the Bill of Rights. Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025 What — or who — comes next The same group of Upper Basin states that quashed Cooke's nomination also scuttled a pivotal tribal water settlement ratification in 2024. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ratification
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Noun
  • Ukraine and its European allies want Trump to apply greater pressure on Putin to end the war by strengthening Ukrainian forces with more and better firepower, and putting tougher sanctions on Russia and its strategic partners, particularly China.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Western leaders largely dismissed these overt signals, assuming Putin would not be reckless enough to risk crippling sanctions, economic isolation, and a costly war.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These results built on earlier positive results that saw the drug hit its Phase 3 benchmarks, which was enough for Novo Nordisk to seek FDA approval.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • While citizenship by donation may move faster than traditional residency routes, approval is far from automatic.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From fuzzy open-toe slip-ons to orthopedic slides with extra arch support, there’s an affordable gift in here for everyone.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some celebrants were building political support for the controversial Barge Canal.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • De Konick thinks Trump’s endorsement and last-minute support of Ciattarelli could have the opposite effect.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Drivers must be over 16 and have a valid drivers liscense with a motorcycle endorsement.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since there was no elimination last week, viewer votes from Dedication Night and Wicked Night were combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine the couple sent home.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The judges' scores and audience votes from the night were carried over.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The actress and singer appeared to be caught off guard during Monday's episode of Today after interviewer Melvin bluntly noted that the filming the movie coincided with the finalization of her divorce from Ben Affleck, who executive-produced the musical, earlier this year.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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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