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Next month, residents will vote on whether to approve a 1% sales tax increase for 10 years to fund sand replenishment projects, beach erosion control and fire protection services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If a majority votes to stay, Smith says she won't approve another referendum.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

When issued by parents, a piggyback loan can lower borrowing costs if they charge a lower interest rate than commercial lenders, though the primary mortgage lender must approve the arrangement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

It’s still not clear how many public-utility commissions will ultimately approve of the requests.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Margaret does not smoke and does not approve of smoking, so I didn't look at Margaret for permission to get Vivian a match.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

The council simply approves the application - it does not have to pay for it.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Our local police department further reviews and approves each stop on the map to ensure everyone’s safety.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

The bill proposing the requirement now heads to expected Senate passage after House overwhelmingly approves it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Ashima approves, aware that the name stands not only for her son’s life, but her husband’s.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

GM on Tuesday also approved a new $20 billion multiyear share-repurchase plan to boost a stock price that executives view as undervalued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Two approved medications, lecanemab and donanemab, target amyloid plaques that develop between brain cells during the early stages of Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

In August, the City Council approved Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez’s efforts to repeal 12 anti-camping zones that were established under the previous council member in District 13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Uefa has asked Fifa to "clarify the nature, amount and basis of these payments, why they were not disclosed and whether they were reviewed and approved by the competent Fifa bodies."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Boo smiled back, ever so briefly; she approved of her name, and the others were content in knowing their circle of friends had grown by one.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

But the Ocean Protection Council, an agency nested within the California Natural Resources Agency, recommended approving both.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is a state law from 1970 that requires state and local agencies to evaluate the environmental impact of proposed projects before approving them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Two-thirds of departments now use AI agents in some form, and 17% let them act without a person approving each step.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto told the BBC that those responsible for approving Bechi's parole "will certainly face sanctions".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

There was always the possibility, of course, that his suggestion of a fortnight ago may have been a whim of the moment, and he would no longer be approving of the idea.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro