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ratification

[rat-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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If the "Yes" side wins, an accession agreement negotiated with Brussels would be put to a new referendum and likely require a change to Iceland's constitution, as well as ratification by EU member states.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Kiplimo ran 57:20 in Lisbon earlier this year but Kejelcha has now knocked 29 seconds off that time to regain the record, subject to official ratification.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The majority’s decision in Barbara recounts how before the 14th Amendment’s ratification, Americans followed the long-standing common-law rule making persons born on American soil citizens by birth.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Someone on X, mourning the alleged demise of a TV show started in 1968, 177 years after the ratification of the First Amendment, described it as “the historical leader of the free press.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

By the spring of 1920, thirty-five states had ratified the 19th Amendment, and eight states—Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Delaware—had voted against ratification.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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