authorize
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Around 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles voted to authorize a strike, with 96% approval, union officials said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
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
“I shall authorize a champion to undertake this perilous journey, to retrieve the Golden Fleece and bring it back to camp. Or die trying.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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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