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Confirmation can elevate the official; it cannot ratify the paper.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The Board of Education also must ratify tentative agreements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Updating the Exchange of Notes is "necessary in order to ratify the treaty", Doughty told MPs.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

Unless the bill moves forward soon, the Senate and House of Representatives may run out of time to ratify the bill before political campaigning intensifies ahead of the November midterms.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Despite Wilson’s efforts, Congress failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The dollar “probably can keep selling off because it kind of ratifies the current narrative,” said Brent Donnelly, president of Spectra Markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

“What Mike White does is so insanely strong that when he ratifies an actor — or gives someone their moment — it’s just so deeply impressive,” Perkins says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

The bill must now be approved by the foreign affairs commission before parliament's general assembly formally ratifies it, Erdogan signs it into law and it is published in the Official Gazette, completing the process.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

Assuming the parliament ratifies Finland's accession beforehand, the government in Helsinki still has to secure the support of Hungary.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023

It does not always happen that the verdict of the Cardinals ratifies that of public opinion or of the public press.

From Leo XIII., the Great Leader by Rev. A. P. Doyle

The United States signed the Rome Statute establishing the ICC but never ratified the treaty.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Walter had sold the Lakers after less than one year of ownership ratified by the NBA board of governors — and not through a comprehensive bidding process, but to an inquiring caller during the weekend?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

In a statement on social media, Alalshikh thanked those at Derby County for their involvement in the proposed deal, but suggested the time it took to be ratified meant he had to withdraw.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Constitution, adopted in 1787 but not finally ratified until the summer of 1788, is by far the oldest national constitution in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Unlike previous treaties, these would be ratified by the new Congress of the United States.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Whatever else this enigmatic phrase may cover, it is plain from British constitutional history, the statements of those involved in drafting and ratifying the U.S.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

It then examined these provisions’ original public meaning, gleaned from the Federalist Papers, Constitutional Convention records and state ratifying convention debates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Election Commission confirmed the victory of caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's conservative Bhumjaithai party on Wednesday, ratifying most of the vote results.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

In 2002, Burton carried legislation ratifying the prison officers’ contract negotiated by the Davis administration granting officers a raise of roughly 35% over five years, and boosting their pensions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

Granted also that the place of slavery in the new national order had come up in several state ratifying conventions in 1788.

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