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tacit

[tas-it] / ˈtæs ɪt /


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Note the tacit premise that “work” is opposed to “life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Bonta’s appearance comes as another major Hollywood merger appears to be sailing through its federal review with Trump’s tacit approval: Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110-billion deal for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Alongside the goal, policymakers unveiled measures aimed at boosting household spending - a tacit admission that the old drivers of growth may no longer be sustainable.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In this, they become complicit through tacit consent.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

She and Ekon hadn’t spoken in the hours since they’d escaped Anatsou’s web, but there seemed to be a tacit understanding between them that, for now, the priority had changed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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