assent

Example Sentences

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Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

King Charles's grandfather George VI granted royal assent to several bills when he visited Canada in 1939, but he never delivered a throne speech.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Whether a child’s exposure to difference, without endorsement or assent, can be treated as a constitutional injury.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

A murmur of assent swept the Merman’s Court.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin