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Recent Examples of ratification
The agreement now goes to union members for a ratification vote, then to the SEPTA board.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The Directors Guild of America is one step closer to sealing the deal on a new four-year contract with the major film and television studios after union’s National Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend ratification to the membership this week.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
What prompted it to happen, and what is the course by which the Fourteenth Amendment moves from idea on a drawing board to passage by Congress to ratification by the states?
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Pay increases for the last two years will be equivalent to increases from the National Oil Bargaining Program in 2030, and union employees would receive a one-time lump sum payment after ratification, ranging between $2,500 and $10,000.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The Directors Guild of America is one step closer to sealing the deal on a new four-year contract with the major film and television studios after union’s National Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend ratification to the membership this week.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
What prompted it to happen, and what is the course by which the Fourteenth Amendment moves from idea on a drawing board to passage by Congress to ratification by the states?
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Pay increases for the last two years will be equivalent to increases from the National Oil Bargaining Program in 2030, and union employees would receive a one-time lump sum payment after ratification, ranging between $2,500 and $10,000.
—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratification
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Pitt's request for possible sanctions, or monetary fines, in the legal proceeding was denied, per court documents.
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The deal focused overwhelmingly on constraining Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for gradual sanctions relief.
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Housing construction would follow as projects receive approvals.
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The Obama-era Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which requires presidents to submit agreements related to Iran’s nuclear program to Congress for approval, temporarily bars the president from waiving sanctions while lawmakers review.
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Overall, half of Americans (50%) support displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, including 83% of White evangelicals and 72% of Republicans.
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Trailing 3-1 in the third, Ohtani provided his own run support, singling to center to score Alex Freeland from second after the Dodgers infielder had led off with a double.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not endorse Schlossberg, however his endorsements in other races, for the 7th, 10th, and 13th Districts, will be ones to watch, according to McGlennon.
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Additionally, a firm's or advisor's appearance in our list does not constitute an individual endorsement by CNBC of any firm or advisor.
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani leads the NL in votes received, which would give him the automatic starting spot at DH should that lead hold into Thursday, knocking Schmitt out of contention.
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Two of the three races, where Avila Chevalier and Valdez are running, are in heavily Latino enclaves, where older votes may lean more conservative and younger ones are further to the left.
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In October 2025, a UC spokesperson told USA Today the agreement was still awaiting finalization and signatures.
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Qatari negotiators, in coordination with the United States, have flown to Tehran Sunday morning to help facilitate the finalization of the agreement, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Laws represent the formalization of these rules, but their effectiveness depends on whether they can be understood, interpreted, and applied by those who live within them.
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In a typical math paper, lemmas — simpler results that help build toward the proof of a larger theorem — might be about 20 lines long, but for the PFR formalization, Tao broke the proof down into five-line lemmas.
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This too is greeted with collective approbation; everyone recognizes that this is the right thing to do.
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While the heartbeat of the play remains with Caroline and Maddie, Rhea certainly earns our sympathy if not our approbation.
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“Ratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratification. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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