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authorize

[aw-thuh-rahyz] / ˈɔ θəˌraɪz /




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The union’s executive board is asking members to authorize an additional $3 million in spending in support of the measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The sample is from JMSN’s song “Love Me,” who said on X that he did not authorize license of the song.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

In doing so, Amazon said it wasn’t made aware in advance that Muse would be accessing its store and that it didn’t authorize such action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ads will invite individuals to speak on the phone with a hired “healthcare professional” who will rubber-stamp a prescription and authorize the compounded medication to be shipped directly to the unwitting patient.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

And because Stirling Middle probably wouldn't authorize half of this, they planned to have some of the attractions off school property.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

The same bill authorizes the Mint to make the nickel out of cheaper stuff, an inner layer of zinc wrapped in nickel, subject to testing that it actually lowers the cost.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

By contrast, the Constitution explicitly authorizes Congress to establish federal agencies and define the scope of their mandate.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 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

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

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Condon said a price hasn’t been set, but a real estate expert familiar with the property but not authorized to speak about it publicly said the office and retail portion is worth about $160 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Neither the program nor the separate sensitive activity existed, and Rush was not authorized to acquire the assets as he claimed."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Roughly 90% of voting members also authorized a strike, which could start as soon as Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill, he authorized what many advocates considered the most inclusive legislation in the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

But instead of pulling the gift when she died, they'd authorized Haymitch to give it to me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Nvidia has made another big splash, with its board of directors authorizing another $150 billion in stock buybacks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The law authorizing the tax required the Department of Finance to make initial determinations about who is subject to it using information such as tax returns and property value assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

He added that the statute authorizing the president to remove a Federal Reserve Board member for cause didn’t require a notice or a hearing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

This, Mr. Byerley, is a court order authorizing me to search these premises for the presence of illegal...uh...mechanical men or robots of any description.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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