tacit
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Our belief in work as, in Tocqueville’s words, “a necessary, natural and honest condition of humanity” is no longer a tacit assumption but a disputed viewpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Bonta’s appearance comes as another major Hollywood merger appears to be sailing through its federal review with Trump’s tacit approval: Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110-billion deal for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Snap told the BBC their guidelines "prohibit even ambiguous support for or tacit approval of violence. We work to remove such content."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
In this, they become complicit through tacit consent.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026
The key is to recognize that the rules of usage are tacit conventions.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing tacit
Lord of the Flies
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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