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

Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

This week, the Basement’s union voted unanimously to ratify its first working contract, making it the first and only escape room to have a union and operate under a collective bargaining agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A senior German official said Beijing was pushing for the EU to ratify a 2020 China-Europe investment agreement, paving the way for a possible trade agreement further down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

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