ratifying

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Von der Leyen said Thursday that the bloc has made "good progress" towards ratifying the deal by early July.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

European lawmakers are in the process of ratifying that treaty but haven’t yet codified it in law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The central African country went through decades of civil wars and internal strife for decades before ratifying its constitution in 2006 and holding its first multi-party, free elections since 1960.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

Granted also that the place of slavery in the new national order had come up in several state ratifying conventions in 1788.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis