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Bernice Nartey, a passenger travelling to Kumasi, says pastors should be allowed to preach, but only with passengers' consent.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Local authorities said they declined to prosecute in 2024 because the complainant's testimony did not establish a lack of consent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

According to the Associated Press, 19 states say that an intoxicated person is only considered incapacitated — and therefore unable to consent — if they were given drugs or alcohol without knowing.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

What was striking about that case was that the FTC brought it because it caught the company, then known as Facebook, violating a 2012 consent order that involved similar accusations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

During their walk, it was resolved that Mr. Bennet’s consent should be asked in the course of the evening.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Wolford involves a Hawaiʻi law that prohibits individuals from carrying guns on private property unless the owner affirmatively consents.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to conditions, including regulatory approvals, client consents and the support of Janus Henderson’s shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

And he can remain on our soil only when the sovereign — in the U.S., that’s “We the People” — consents to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

"Shell, Equinor and Ithaca," wrote Lord Ericht, "knew or ought to have known at the time that the consents were granted that the law was uncertain."

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025

He consents without a murmur, all join in a joyful chorus, and the curtain falls upon the lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro’s blessing in attitudes of the most romantic grace.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

The court also acquitted them of abusing Graven's psychological frailty, as he had told police prior to his death that he had consented to the stunts, Hamadi's lawyer told Reuters.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Although 88 agents consented to the forensic imaging of their personal phones, Robbins said none of those had been imaged at the time of the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

When the detective asked her to take a polygraph, she consented.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Ecuador said that its officials had not consented to ICE entering the consulate.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

The Ministry of Magic consented to this unprecedented release to raise money for Comic Relief, a well-respected Muggle charity.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

These "pre-mortem" tissue samples came from consenting patients undergoing heart bypass procedures at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

He called for their release from the detention center, saying he is concerned that they will be pressured into signing documents consenting to their removal from the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

He suggests Washington’s funding could require state officers “to enter separate contracts with the federal government consenting to answer suits under RLUIPA.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

If a journalist wants an on-the-record interview with someone in Objection’s orbit, they are asked to sign an agreement consenting in advance to the tribunal’s jurisdiction.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

He went consenting, or else he was no king....

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams