assent
Example Sentences
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.
From Los Angeles Times
She just grunted her assent and said not to make a racket when he came home.
From Literature
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Warren, wiping his mouth on his scarf, grunted assent.
From Literature
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The prosecutors said they played “no role in ICE’s decisions, which defendant assented to, or even knew about those decisions beforehand.”
From Los Angeles Times
It is expected to gain royal assent this week.
From BBC
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