assent
Example Sentences
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Even as oil prices’ assent tapered off Monday afternoon, gasoline prices at the retail pump remain elevated.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
It is expected to gain royal assent this week.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
“We had different views of how government should work,” Englander said as Fox nodded his assent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend’s vulgar relations.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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