ratified
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Advocates of originalism say this sort of backward-looking reasoning is the only way to prevent modern judges or legislatures from abridging individual rights ratified in the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Around 70,000 members are expected to be eligible, with the agreement "automatically ratified" if more than half cast ballots and a majority of those voting approve it, according to the union's lawyer.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ships are guaranteed safe passage through another country's waters - but Iran has not ratified this convention.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Each time a state ratified the 19th Amendment, Alice Paul sewed a star on the purple, white, and gold “ratification banner” she kept at the National Woman's Party headquarters.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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