ratify

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Sir Keir said this year's summit "will not just ratify existing commitments made at last year's summit" but would be "more ambitious".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This week, the Basement’s union voted unanimously to ratify its first working contract, making it the first and only escape room to have a union and operate under a collective bargaining agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

NFL owners must then ratify a final purchase agreement.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Workers still have to vote to ratify the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On January 6, Nebraska became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment, making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport liquor.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler