consent
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"We are also concerned more broadly about an atmosphere in which it feels like anybody can film anybody without their knowledge or consent," he told AFP.
From Barron's โ Sep. 12, 2026
And it was then too late to make any changes, because federal law prohibits anyone from being named as primary beneficiary without the spouse’s consent.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 10, 2026
The Migrationsverket said it could not comment on Thomas's case without her consent and did not respond to a question about how many British nationals are at risk of deportation.
From BBC โ Sep. 8, 2026
The conditions cannot be imposed without a state’s knowing and voluntary consent.
From Slate โ Sep. 8, 2026
Before the Civil War, eight different plays based on the life of Uncle Tom had been written and produced, without Mrs. Stowe’s consent.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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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 โ Jul. 22, 2026
These consents, after all, are legal agreements that terminate a biological parent’s legal claim to a child and vest those rights in non-biological parents.
From Slate โ 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 โ 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 โ Mar. 13, 2025
He fumbles with the lighter before it consents to spark.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The court also acquitted them of abusing Graven's psychological frailty, as he had told police prior to his death that he had consented to the stunts, Hamadi's lawyer told Reuters.
From BBC โ Aug. 7, 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 โ Aug. 4, 2026
When the detective asked her to take a polygraph, she consented.
From Slate โ Apr. 6, 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 โ Apr. 3, 2026
When I eventually reached Adams by phone in mid-July and he consented to talk, I began by asking him to recount everything he remembered about the summit push.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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These "pre-mortem" tissue samples came from consenting patients undergoing heart bypass procedures at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
From Science Daily โ Sep. 11, 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 โ 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 โ Mar. 5, 2026
It’s not a Motor City miracle but just another example of the magic that happens between freely consenting consumers and producers in an open market.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 22, 2025
Now, being a man, I 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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