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authorize

[aw-thuh-rahyz] / ˈɔ θəˌraɪz /




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The Legislature on Monday approved and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom a March 2028 ballot measure that would authorize bonds to create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

An important consideration: It’s possible and, frankly, common for a client to authorize their attorney to accept a settlement over the phone or in person, in addition to in writing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace said Friday its members also voted to allow the union’s negotiation team to authorize a strike until its concerns are addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The bill would authorize $300 million annually to help utilities pay for much-needed upgrades.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Parker Kingfisher and I were on the same side of the debate that a tribe had the right to authorize the use of their name, like with copyright protections.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The administration argues that it has legal basis for the project under a statute that authorizes the president to manage the “improvement” or “alteration” of the White House Executive Residence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Environmentalists legally challenged the new regulation, which authorizes provincial governments to redefine protected areas as a way to expand mining activity.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

They invoked a provision of the Clean Water Act that authorizes states to require additional permits on a case-by-case basis.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

A credit-card reader at the gas station or grocery store checks my credit and authorizes purchases in seconds.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

It also says the Bishop of Jerusalem of the Arab Episcopal Church authorizes it.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Not if the teachers union goes ahead with a strike it authorized last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The current regulations are explicit: Stars and Stripes reporters are authorized to report on the Defense Department “good and bad.”

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

But Charter executives have discussed exiting that relationship, which guarantees the team about $200 million a year in revenue, according to people familiar with the company’s plans who were not authorized to comment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He was bothered, too, by the noise of the few steam vessels that Burnham, over his repeated objections, had authorized to travel the exposition’s waters alongside the electric launches.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The mosquito abatement district model has its roots in the early 20th century, and Utah was the third state to pass legislation authorizing the agencies.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

His lawyer, Adam Unikowsky, argued that geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment by authorizing a search of every single person's account to find who was within a geofence perimeter.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The 9th Circuit upheld that measure in principle, but said California went too far by requiring the owner to post a prominent sign expressly authorizing guns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Before authorizing the transfer, though, Large told Waldorf she had to say specific words.

From Salon May 27, 2026

“I just don’t think authorizing schools to violate students’ privacy is the way to do it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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