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While the U.S. and China have signed the agreement, neither has ratified it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The Turkish parliament has ratified Sweden's bid to join Nato by an big majority in a long-delayed vote.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

The WGA’s membership has ratified the guild’s agreement reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios including Netflix, Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Hollywood unions: While the writers’ strike continues, the Directors Guild of America has ratified a new contract with movie and television studios.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

I was at Rheinfeld, at the Emperor's Court, Deputed by the Cantons to complain Of the oppressions of these governors, And of our liberties the charter claim Which each new king till now has ratified.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno