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With the deal as yet unratified, no payments have been made or will be made during the period of delay, the minister confirmed to Conservative former minister Dame Harriett Baldwin.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Gonzalez says his tribe’s presence in the area is also well documented, and his ancestors ceded the land in an unratified 1851 treaty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

The European Union and China will hold a high-level economic and trade dialogue on Tuesday amidst tensions over a number of issues including the war in Ukraine, Xinjiang and an as yet unratified investment agreement.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2022

But such modeling is crucial to be sure that stored weapons will work as intended because the United States gave up nuclear testing in 1992 under the still unratified Comprehensive Nuclear-Test–Ban Treaty.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 24, 2020

I took occasion to look into the question of the effect of an unratified protocol.

From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.