ratified
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Advocates of originalism say this sort of backward-looking reasoning is the only way to prevent modern judges or legislatures from abridging individual rights ratified in the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The agreement will be "automatically ratified" if approved by a majority of voters, according to the union's lawyer.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Candidate selections at constituency level have to be ratified by Burrows, but the BBC has been told he will not interfere.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
With the Constitution now ratified and the new federal government safely in place, Franklin resumed his plea that slavery be declared incongruous with the revolutionary principles on which the nation was founded.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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