assent
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Once Jacqueline Kennedy nodded her assent, Walton eyed the ground and indicated the place to be staked.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The Isle of Man and Jersey have both backed it – but their bills have yet to receive royal assent.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The legislation was approved by both houses this week and now needs the president's assent to become law.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
One of the reasons laughter is so effective as a tool for persuasion—and any stand-up comic who has ever seen off a heckler with a zinging one-liner knows this—is that laughter is involuntary assent.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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