tacit
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A spokesman said the mayor is “deeply opposed” to the Israel expo, and failing to speak out against those intimidating a Jewish congregation gives tacit approval.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Bezos attended that screening, which many of us saw as tacit acknowledgment that he was taking her lessons in character, comportment and competence to heart.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Since October 7, settlers have established more than 175 farms and outposts in the West Bank with the tacit consent of Israeli authorities.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
In this, they become complicit through tacit consent.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026
Locke’s King of Siam case is one where a tacit reserve would have been appropriate, but Locke had not formulated one.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing tacit
Lord of the Flies
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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