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Among other jobs, they approve or block proposed laws that have been received from the House.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The rules say the Treasury secretary can approve or reject donors’ requests using “objective criteria,” such as cost, feasibility and conflicts with other federal laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In an official statement, the department’s spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason, including the qualifications of the owner/operator.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

If voters approve the measure, $7.5 billion in bonds would fund California scientific and medical research into diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s and ALS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

She had known all along her parents would not approve; all this time they had indulged her hobby but now that she was eighteen, she knew, things would be different.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Tokes said projects could return to the board at a later stage, but made it clear that money will be spent when the board approves projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

And the convention approves this unanimously without noted debate because it’s so freaking obvious, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to stop until Congress approves, upholding a ruling won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Zuckerberg says Meta is adopting a new governance structure that gives its board of directors power to say whether new models adhere to safety criteria the board approves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

She’s scanning my clothes to see if she approves.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

By December 2024, the approved cost was $2.381 billion, and the finish date had slipped from 2024 to the end of 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The US government approved $130 million in funding for the Straseni-Gutinas power line in 2025, with no name being advanced at that time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Seven CAR-T cell therapies are currently approved by the U.S.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

A separate presentation to the board will note that the county education office has “conditionally” approved the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The application with my uncle took fifteen years to be approved.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

There are more than 100 items on the table but many deal with technical matters, like approving indicators to track progress on climate adaptation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

California’s landmark environmental law, known as CEQA, requires state and local agencies to consider the environmental effects of many proposed projects before approving them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bank sent out requests to discuss so-called second-look applications, which would allow outside lenders to take on the risk of approving applications the bank denies, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The ECB doesn’t play an official institutional role in approving crypto exchanges’ license applications, which the EU’s new crypto rules, known as MiCA, put in the hands of national regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Instead of approving and signing the letter, Johnson wrote across the top, “Let’s stop this now.”

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson