assentation

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Noun
  • Agencies and their clients did not give consent, and they have not been compensated.
    Henry Kurkowski, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Between 2011 and 2013, more than 1,000 phone calls between inmates and their attorneys were recorded at the private Leavenworth prison without consent.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • For four months, congressional Republicans have been delaying the major fights on the parts of Trump’s agenda that will demand their assent.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
  • But these hardly excuse their seeming assent to the destruction of American democracy and our economy.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When is consensus required, and when can someone act independently?
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • Still, analysts have a consensus hold rating and a price target that suggests 16% upside ahead.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • In law enforcement, the legally binding agreements, approved by all parties, typically stem from Justice Department investigations into widespread patterns of misconduct.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • The agreements, called consent decrees, are used as a monitoring system at police departments where the Justice Department has found a pattern of misconduct.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • This movement is inspired by how tiny insects walk on water, using adhesion forces that dominate at such small scales.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • Moreover, integrin β1 is seen to strengthen cell-substrate adhesions in fibroblasts, potentially offering an explanation for the thicker stress fibers seen in older cells.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The King's Foundation (renamed so after his accession in 2022) offers educational courses for about 15,000 annually as well as health and well-being programs for another 2,000 people each year.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • For now, Washington has ruled out Ukraine's accession, leaving the alliance to balance political symbolism with strategic caution.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • One of the recommendations calls for evaluating who at the agency should control approvals of no-bid contracts — an authority that currently rests with Orso.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Because there’s no need for a credit score, no official approval process and no institutional guardrails, even those still navigating early financial independence are being nudged into debt with a single tap.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Success here builds acceptance and enthusiasm for more advanced implementations. 8.
    Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Changes His Mind About COVID Vaccine Approximately 61 percent of respondents reported a fair amount of acceptance for people who are gay or lesbian, and roughly 52 percent said the same regarding bisexual individuals.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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