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It’s rare that candidates are nominated through conventions, which are often opportunities for endless speeches—much like the quadrennial political conventions that national parties hold to ratify their nominees.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Union members are planning to vote Wednesday on whether to ratify the contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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

Still another reason to care about usage is to ratify a certain attitude to language.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

TD Cowen analyst Jaret Seiberg said in a note the Fed "likely expects both the banks and the merchants to challenge any final...rule even if that final proposal simply ratifies the status quo."

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 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

New York, Virginia Resolves brought to, 80, 82; ratifies the Constitution conditionally, 345; sends circular letter proposing call for a second convention, 345; its effect in Virginia, 345.

From Patrick Henry by Moses Coit Tyler

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

Stern: After the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865, Turner’s mother brought a habeas petition under the federal Constitution.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The treaty seeks to ban all nuclear explosion tests on Earth, but several "nuclear-capable" states have not ratified it yet.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The Constitution of the United States, only recently ratified, specifically prohibited the Congress from passing any law that abolished or restricted the slave trade until 1808.

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

A supermajority requirement would apply only to constitutional amendments and ratifying treaties.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

European lawmakers are in the process of ratifying that treaty but haven’t yet codified it in law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

It has, however, raised questions about trade deals Washington has agreed since Trump's "Liberation Day" bombshell in April, with the European Union demanding clarity on the issue before ratifying its agreement.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 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

True enough, the constitutional arguments represented a consolidation of points made in Philadelphia in 1787 and then in several state ratifying conventions.

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