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consent

[kuhn-sent] / kΙ™nˈsΙ›nt /




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This movie about consent and dementia — and ultimately, far much more — hinges on a questionable act that provokes a hasty emotional reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Around ten of their clients have given their consent to sign this collective complaint before the CJR, the lawyers said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

During his testimony he stated that "consent is fundamental, essential, necessary and indeed in many ways more important than sex itself".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Alongside this, investors and analysts will be focused on updates around the U.S. consent decree process, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The light, his head, and the wall, he thought, as though he were an initiate or some perverted eclipse created without the consent of nature.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He said the company is still seeking relevant licenses and legal consents, so they do not have a launch date and it "may take some time".

From BBC ● May 23, 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 ● May 13, 2026

In a recent update, the company has secured five transmission planning decisions since November, and will continue to focus on securing remaining consents for its projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 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 fumbles with the lighter before it consents to spark.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

However, it added that fewer families had consented for their loved ones' organs to be donated, and there had been a reduction in the number of eligible donors.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He accused them of directly engaging "in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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 ● Aug. 4, 2026

To the majority, every detail of that contract must be knowingly consented to by all parties who might be affected.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

Drummer seemed satisfied and consented to go out with the ladylike driver on the seat.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

The Fireball is aggressive but more tolerant of its own species than most dragons, sometimes consenting to share its territory with up to two others.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling


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