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authorization

[aw-ther-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌɔ θər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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The revelations have given hawks "new enthusiasm" to push through the stalled annual defense authorization bill with export control measures attached, said Emily Benson, head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The government said the authorization didn’t “mandate rigid adherence to that design.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Employers responded to higher costs first by having workers contribute more via deductibles or premiums, cost-sharing for specific services, prior authorization for some services, or changed plans or providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Prior authorization means that a patient must get approval before an insurer will pay for a medical service or drug.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I keep doing things. I make decisions without thinking. Crikey, firing a ruddy antiaircraft gun—no authorization whatsoever, and Messerschmitt 109s circling overhead!”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

To Sankar, that leaves room for further buyback authorizations down the line.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Since the start of the president’s second term, about 20 applications and two solar authorizations have been closed, the bureau said, adding that some of those were withdrawn by the applicants while others were rejected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some took the announcement that work authorizations remained in place — made late Wednesday by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Haitian immigrants across the country received an eleventh-hour relief Friday as the government extended work authorizations for Haitians with temporary protected status.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

This bull contains divers authorizations in favor of the Brothers who are going to evangelize Morocco.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton


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