ratify

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The European Union will provisionally apply its trade agreement with South American countries as lawmakers in the bloc are still waiting to ratify the accord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Hours earlier, neighboring Uruguay was first out of the blocks to ratify the deal, which has been fiercely opposed by farmers in some EU countries.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The high-level agreement meant those taxes were suspended while details were worked out, and the European Parliament was set to ratify the EU-US trade deal next week.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, EU member states are due to vote on whether to ratify a South American trade deal that was signed more than a year ago.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

In early 1865, Illinois struck down its Black Laws and became the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which enshrined in the Constitution the end of slavery.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield