RATIFICATIONS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ratifications

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plural of ratification

as in sanctions

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The effects of war, sanctions and the worst drought in forty years have taken a toll on Iran’s poor.

— Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In June, the House overrode Republican leadership to pass its own version of a sanctions and Ukraine aid package.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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OpenAI last week made national headlines by announcing a $20 billion data center complex near Savannah that already had its local approvals in order, leaving few barriers for the tech giant to clear.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Why This Changes Who Wins Operators need to map long-term infrastructure capacity, grid headroom, water availability and substation backlogs while identifying which approvals will create delays if sequenced incorrectly.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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The billionaires’ strategy is whittling away at SEIU’s influence in the state Legislature, where the state council has historically used its endorsements and army of volunteers to boost progressive candidates aligned with their cause.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed has endorsements from the heavy hitters of progressive politics, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America.

— Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
With that seeming wide sweep of support, the bill passed the state Assembly in May by a vote of 74 to 0, with six votes not recorded.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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