assentation

Definition of assentationnext

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Noun
  • That describes cases in which a broker enrolled a consumer in an ACA plan without their consent.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, the court struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The mother colony did not assent.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • In April 2024 Togo’s National Assembly approved a new constitution that, pending presidential assent, would change the country’s form of government from a presidential to parliamentary system.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The markets lean on consensus from major outlets — The New York Times, the Associated Press, network news — the same way elections get called.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The Fed chair needs to corral staff in a new direction and muster a consensus from Federal Open Market Committee members.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Fort Lauderdale City Commission voted to approve the mutual separation agreement between Williams and the city at Thursday evening’s commission meeting.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Bed adhesion was excellent on both smooth and textured PEI surfaces without requiring adhesives for standard materials.
    Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Cell-surface glycans influence everything from receptor signaling and immune recognition to adhesion and trafficking.
    KJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Since King Charles' accession to the British throne in 2022, Prince William and Kate Middleton have routinely been the first royals to greet visiting dignitaries for state visits.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • During that time, accession talks are slated to accelerate for Ukraine and Moldova, among others.
    Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • One reason ibogaine has struggled to win approval in the past is a lack of financial incentive, Barsuglia said.
    Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • With Ancelotti on the sideline, there may be more begrudging acceptance of that this time.
    Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Plus, regulatory acceptance, industry validation, and real-world testing will determine how widely such systems can be deployed in safety-critical environments.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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