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authorization

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


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Assembly Bill 713 would have barred the University of California, California State University and state community colleges from disqualifying students from campus employment because they could not show federal work authorization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Cohen noted that one prior authorization request went unanswered for 83 days.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr wants more help from Washington, including authorization to jam cell signals and shoot down drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Unlike most of the medical products we're used to regulating, these products continue to change after the point of authorization," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

What Hobbes is writing about here is not truth, but authorization.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Under the program, which launched in January, prior authorizations for about 6.4 million Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington state are being carried out by AI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The update came on July 10, the original expiration date set for TPS holders’ work authorizations.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

In both cases, the U.S. agreed to waive sanctions and issue authorizations as needed to facilitate the transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Of the required authorizations, 11,365 million dollars will be in new appropriations, 400 million dollars in new contract authority, and 7 million dollars in reappropriations of unobligated balances.

From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman




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