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Recent Examples of ratify The amendment was ratified in December of that year. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 And in order for that to become international law 60 nations have to ratify it into law. Vivienne Walt, Time, 16 June 2025 South Korea, France and the European Union have championed the treaty, but most large ocean nations have yet to ratify it, including the rest of the G20. Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025 The treaty, ratified by both nations' parliaments, includes provisions for joint military exercises, intelligence sharing, and collaboration on energy projects. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ratify
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Verb
  • In 2023, the PSC approved a $400 million rate increase for BGE delivery rates despite opposition from consumer advocates and the Baltimore City Council.
    Emily Scarr, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
  • Two more property insurers have been approved to serve Florida’s beleaguered homeowner market, the state Office of Insurance Regulation announced.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • For a time, Cruz would let women know about misoprostol—how to procure and take it—and support them through the process while the doctor would provide consultations and follow-up care to those who needed it, such as an ultrasound to confirm gestation or monitoring of heavy bleeding.
    Rebecca Grant June 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • This weekend, the woman was confirmed as the man’s partner, 28-year-old Russian national Anastasia Trofimova (who is not the documentarian of the same name), and the child, their 11-month-old daughter Andromeda.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • The two married in 1993 in Seattle and were married for 25 years before their divorce was finalized in 2019.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Roughly six weeks before the A-listers finalized their divorce in late December, a Los Angeles judge ruled in favor of Pitt’s bid to bring the winery case to trial.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025

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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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