ratifying

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Von der Leyen said Thursday that the bloc has made "good progress" towards ratifying the deal by early July.

From Barron's • May 7, 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

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 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

The debates in the ratifying conventions of the respective states only exposed the irreconcilable differences of opinion that the Constitution had so deftly bundled together.

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