as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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The Escondido City Council will hold a special meeting Monday afternoon and discuss ratifying City Manager Sean McGlynn’s emergency proclamation and spending $4 million on the response, including putting up fencing and paying for the removal of debris and any invasive plant species.
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Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024
The deal was approved by the tribes and signed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, but still needs to be ratified by Congress.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
If the deal is not ratified, Kaplan says, negotiators would then lose certain parts of the agreement that are conditional upon ratification and would have to identify what members would need to be able to ratify the agreement.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
In 1868, the amendment was ratified to extend citizenship to people born on U.S. soil, invalidating the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, which barred slaves and descendants of slaves from becoming citizens.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024
The deal was approved by the tribes and signed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, but still needs to be ratified by Congress.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
If the deal is not ratified, Kaplan says, negotiators would then lose certain parts of the agreement that are conditional upon ratification and would have to identify what members would need to be able to ratify the agreement.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
In 1868, the amendment was ratified to extend citizenship to people born on U.S. soil, invalidating the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, which barred slaves and descendants of slaves from becoming citizens.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says CNN reported that the family applied for assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency which was not approved.Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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The City Council will vote Tuesday to approve the salary and terms of Milstein’s contract which will authorize her to oversee thousands of city employees and a $1.5 billion budget.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Anthropic’s potential $60 billion valuation Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI research executives, is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, CNBC has confirmed.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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The White later confirmed the event would be rescheduled for next week at the White House to accommodate additional attendees.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Those pay hikes — four years of raises and an array of other financial incentives — were not finalized until several months after her budget went into effect.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Traitors contestant finalized his divorce from ex-wife Britney Spears in May 2024 following a year-long separation that began in July 2023.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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