consent
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It plans to relocate its embassy there, and Boris Johnson, then foreign minister, granted diplomatic consent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
A will can be made and a will can be changed, and it can be done in secret, without a spouse’s knowledge or consent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Another World Cup play-off failure for Italy earlier this year meant they were absent from this summer's tournament and spelled the end of Gattuso's tenure, with his contract terminated in April by mutual consent.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company can’t pursue significant acquisitions, asset sales or certain content and distribution deals without Paramount’s consent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
We went to Tampa to sign the consent forms at his office.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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An application has been made to the Scottish government's energy consents unit and the full planning application is expected to be submitted by the end of next year.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But if biological mothers and fathers are constitutionally forbidden from transferring parental rights, then many adoption consents are null and void.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
The board cited uncertainty in obtaining client consents and questioned Victory Capital’s $500 million synergy estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
And he can remain on our soil only when the sovereign — in the U.S., that’s “We the People” — consents to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
He consents without a murmur, all join in a joyful chorus, and the curtain falls upon the lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro’s blessing in attitudes of the most romantic grace.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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They wrote For the People who consented to be governed by it, which includes you.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
There’s a lot of work in the ambient space, where A.I. can listen after patients have consented and help generate notes.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Gaytan claimed he took no part in the robbery, but after he consented to a search of his phone, Simonyan said she found text messages sent to one of the alleged gunmen, Eduardo “Active” Lopez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
The child’s hospital had begun using AI to record visits—and her husband had unknowingly consented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The Big Hill undertaker asked him for permission to remove Rita’s remains, and Ernest consented.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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He suggests Washington’s funding could require state officers “to enter separate contracts with the federal government consenting to answer suits under RLUIPA.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
If a journalist wants an on-the-record interview with someone in Objection’s orbit, they are asked to sign an agreement consenting in advance to the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
“If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here,” the U.S. senator said during a congressional hearing.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
"Women are not consenting to this," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
As we were men we could not help consenting.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Vocabulary lists containing consent
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Bill of Rights
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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