authorize
Example Sentences
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Approximately 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium will begin voting Thursday over whether to authorize a strike just a week before the World Cup is scheduled to kick off at the Inglewood venue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The episode became an instant viral phenomenon online, featuring appearances from Jack White, Jeff Daniels, Steve Buscemi, Byron Allen and Eminem, who appeared as “Marshall, the Fire Marshal” to authorize burning down the set.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Did he authorize Kushner and Witkoff to put it on the table as the basis for talks?
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Residential building workers like Buenaventura—part of the union 32BJ SEIU, which has 34,000 members across the city—had voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was in 1956 that Mr. Muhammad was able to authorize Temple Seven to buy and assign for my use a new Chevrolet.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing authorize
Quartering Act (1765)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for January 1–January 7, 2022
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Maryland Toleration Act (1649)
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