as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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The provisional deal, which won’t go into effect unless members ratify the agreement in a vote that ends on June 20, would apply to more than 300 quality assurance workers represented by three separate CWA Locals.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
It was ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt's four-term tenure.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The agreement will take effect once enough countries ratify it, which may take several years.
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
This arms race between the U.S. in China is especially concerning given that there is no bilateral arms control agreement, and alongside Russia, neither country has ratified the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
It was ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt's four-term tenure.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The agreement will take effect once enough countries ratify it, which may take several years.
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
This arms race between the U.S. in China is especially concerning given that there is no bilateral arms control agreement, and alongside Russia, neither country has ratified the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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The result will be a 20-year master plan to be approved later this year by the NICTD board of directors.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Can a bank trust AI to approve a mortgage, flag fraud, or run a forecast?—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Iranian state media confirmed later that General Hossein Salami, head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was killed in the strikes, along with at least four senior officials.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The band confirmed the news on its social media accounts.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Haack, 41, finalized her divorce from ex-husband Josh Hall in May.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Minnesota finalized the move late Saturday night after a whale of a week to open free agency.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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