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ratified

[rat-uh-fahyd] / ˈræt əˌfaɪd /






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Members of the Writers Guild of America have officially ratified their newest contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, begins: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Microsoft, IBM, and a host of other companies contributed to the development of XML and SOAP, and both were subsequently ratified and popularized as Internet standards.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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