assentation

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Noun
  • Per the consent order, Humpal is set to pay the more than $33,000 for fish kill and investigative costs, plus a $5,000 administrative fee by September 2027.
    Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Walter could no longer swallow, and required the placement of a feeding tube—a surgery that was postponed three times because, according to doctors, Guojun refused to provide consent.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Thus, weighing the burdens and benefits of treatment is best undertaken by parents, with their child’s assent and guided by clinician expertise.
    Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But in 2024, a state commission backed the road, with the assent of Osceola and over the objections of Orange and many members of the local environmental community.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This imposition of consensus obviates the rather mysterious and ad hoc process of collapse, in favor of something more rigorous.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Mayor Castillo consistently works to build consensus among the commission.
    Thomas Good, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Health officials are working to secure more agreements with pharmaceutical companies to expand the selection of prescription drugs on the platform.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The truth is that the chief has not adequately addressed questions related to the implementation of the agreement.
    Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The design also improves interlayer adhesion.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Primer also preps the surface by hiding stains and aiding with paint adhesion.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Khondji framed Marty’s accession with kinetic energy.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Previous new members have had to reform their democratic, judiciary, and political systems before even beginning the process of accession.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At that meeting, the village's Judiciary, Personnel and Licensing Committee recommended approval of Lalor's alcohol beverage license application.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Recent reports show that SpaceX is seeking approval to send as many as a million orbital data centers to space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The City Council voted to approve several items, including a lawsuit settlement and the acceptance of road improvement funds.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There has never been, and shouldn't be, any acceptance within our body politic of a foreign policy shorn of moral concerns.
    Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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