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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authority over all commercial nuclear-related technologies, while the Department of Energy can authorize the construction of research and test facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

January 27: European officials authorize the 737 MAX to resume service.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The GAO recommended that Congress temporarily limit nonemergency sales from the reserve and authorize a funding mechanism to help the Energy Department cover ongoing or periodic costs for maintaining the SPR.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Maybe they’ve already alerted the police or the road department or whomever would need to authorize a crew to get us out of here.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

A separate question is whether state law authorizes officials to remove Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., though his argument in the negative is hilarious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The measure also authorizes security forces to clear roadblocks that had caused severe food, medical and fuel shortages in several cities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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

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

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Its board also authorized a new $250 million share repurchase program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

District Court Judge Katherine Menendez dismissed the case, ultimately finding that Congress never authorized the attorney general to access voting records and documents that state officials create themselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The environmental initiative was shelved in 2013 by president Rafael Correa, who authorized crude extraction in the Yasuni National Park after acknowledging the plan's economic failure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

On May 3, Eisenhower authorized a false cover story.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

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

It says the government must get an order authorizing electronic surveillance through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under Title 1 or “a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The virtual credit card flashes blue for a moment, authorizing his signature, and then disappears.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu