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In which U.S. document do the words "advise and consent" appear?

consent

[kuhn-sent] / kษ™nหˆsษ›nt /




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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

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

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

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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