ratify

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Sir Keir said this year's summit "will not just ratify existing commitments made at last year's summit" but would be "more ambitious".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

NFL owners must then ratify a final purchase agreement.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday morning to ratify a local emergency proclamation, allowing the county to seek reimbursement for storm damage and speed up recovery efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

On January 6, Nebraska became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment, making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport liquor.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler