ratifying

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Von der Leyen said Thursday that the bloc has made "good progress" towards ratifying the deal by early July.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

European lawmakers are in the process of ratifying that treaty but haven’t yet codified it in law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Yet ratifying the agreement has proven difficult because roughly half of the guides don’t want to unionize.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The Antifederalist opponents of the Constitution made precisely these points, but they were outmaneuvered, outargued, and ultimately outvoted by a dedicated band of national advocates in nine of the state ratifying conventions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis