consent
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Alongside this, investors and analysts will be focused on updates around the U.S. consent decree process, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
"No means no, whether you've had consensual sex before or not. If you have any doubt about their consent, stop."
From BBC β Oct. 31, 2026
She wrote on the platform: “I did not and would never consent to this administration running my fanart through AI and posting it. Can’t even believe I’m saying these words.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 30, 2026
Moreover, the Constitution does not ban foreign emoluments absolutely; it merely requires that Congress must consent to them.
From Slate β Oct. 30, 2026
This morning I asked her for my consent form for soccer tryouts and she didn’t have it, even though I put it right on the refrigerator so she wouldn’t miss it.
From "Merci SuΓ‘rez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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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 β Jul. 22, 2026
By claiming that “it is unconstitutional for biological parents to transfer their parental rights,” Jay told me, Uthmeier’s argument “sweeps in” adoption consents, too.
From Slate β May 13, 2026
The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to conditions, including regulatory approvals, client consents and the support of Janus Henderson’s shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 22, 2025
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 β 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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He said "she would never have consented" to the sale of these items, adding that the auction "breaks my heart".
From BBC β Oct. 29, 2026
Although 88 agents consented to the forensic imaging of their personal phones, Robbins said none of those had been imaged at the time of the hearing.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 4, 2026
They wrote For the People who consented to be governed by it, which includes you.
From Slate β Jul. 20, 2026
North Korea consented to freeze its illicit nuclear work and eventually allow full inspections in exchange for a multibillion-dollar package of civilian nuclear power and oil.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 3, 2026
Of course, there was Alree Arobin, and Mademoiselle Reisz had consented to come.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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Winter said it was an "extremely curious feature" of the case that Brand "obviously genuinely believed that they were consenting because that's the only thing that would explain why his behaviour was normal."
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
Part of the way the law fails women is through the narrative that what I’m calling “overentitlement” is actually in line with what everyone wants and is consenting to.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
These "pre-mortem" tissue samples came from consenting patients undergoing heart bypass procedures at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
From Science Daily β Sep. 11, 2026
He called for their release from the detention center, saying he is concerned that they will be pressured into signing documents consenting to their removal from the country.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 10, 2026
As we were men we could not help consenting.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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