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tacit

[tas-it] / ˈtæs ɪt /


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Note the tacit premise that “work” is opposed to “life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

RN was regarded as beyond the pale, so the centre-right faced hell and damnation on the few occasions it joined them in a tacit arrangement to keep out the left.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Bonta’s appearance comes as another major Hollywood merger appears to be sailing through its federal review with Trump’s tacit approval: Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110-billion deal for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

In this, they become complicit through tacit consent.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

By tacit consent, they had adopted a plan of campaign.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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