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approve

[uh-proov] / əˈpruv /




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The proposed Westside affordable housing project known as Venice Dell has seen it all: neighborhood uproar, lawsuits, clashing city directives to alternatively approve and deny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He has said his administration “will not approve windmills” and has also called them “ugly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Robinson voiced his concerns to his supervisor, who told him that he had to approve it.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

According to the survey, 41% approve of his work, compared with 29% who disapprove.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Mama never made a decision in her life without thinkin’ would her mother approve of it or not.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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