as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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Over at DreamWorks Animation, who had seen production workers overwhelmingly ratify their first union contact back in September, eligible remote workers across the country decided to link with the Guild in a 52-10 December 23rd vote.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to keep production levels steady through the end of March, once again ratifying a decision first made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of swift increases.
—Grant Smith, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
The win came after the 30-team ECHL and its players’ union ratified a new five-year collective-bargaining agreement.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
The sides continued to discuss the tax-exempt, legal status of Catholic Church properties in Israel after Israel’s legislature didn’t ratify the pact.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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But under questioning from Cruz, Vladeck conceded that approving a nondisclosure order without any factual proffer would be inconsistent with a judge’s oath, if that hypothetical were true.—
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Kansas City officials approved the initial funding for the temporary facility in October, using funds from the public safety sales tax.—
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The images revealed both the mass and an affected lymph node, confirming the presence of cancer cells.—
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The vehicle, now confirmed as the Kosmera Nebula 1, signals the appliance maker’s serious ambitions beyond household tech and into high-end mobility.—
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“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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