consent to
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This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Severely disabled people aged 16 and over will now be able to give consent to their care arrangements despite not having the capacity to do so, the Supreme Court has ruled.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The company is waiting for confirmation that the Justice Department will consent to its Warner Bros. purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the Separation,” King George stated to John Adams in 1785.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“It would be our pleasure to consent to join you for dessert.”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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