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ratify

[rat-uh-fahy] / ˈræt əˌfaɪ /


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Sir Keir said this year's summit "will not just ratify existing commitments made at last year's summit" but would be "more ambitious".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

This week, the Basement’s union voted unanimously to ratify its first working contract, making it the first and only escape room to have a union and operate under a collective bargaining agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Hours earlier, neighboring Uruguay was first out of the blocks to ratify the deal, which has been fiercely opposed by farmers in some EU countries.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Both the state house and the state senate had to ratify.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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