assent
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Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Whether a child’s exposure to difference, without endorsement or assent, can be treated as a constitutional injury.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025
A bill to introduce a government-backed code of practice for private parking companies received royal assent in 2019 but it was withdrawn in June 2022 after a legal challenge by parking companies.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
“I have your mother’s assent, of course. I had to get that before the application was sent.”
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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