consent to
Example Sentences
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This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The company is waiting for confirmation that the Justice Department will consent to its Warner Bros. purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"If you don't consent to content being out there of yourself, it can actually be very dangerous. It's just a complete breach of privacy and data."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the Separation,” King George stated to John Adams in 1785.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Cousin Gerrit warned Elizabeth that her father would never consent to her marrying an abolitionist.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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