be authorized

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But the intelligence community has since instituted safeguards on how searches must be authorized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"If deemed necessary, the site could be authorized again for nuclear weapons testing," according to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, which is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

That state’s law requires the trial court that handed down a death sentence to conduct a “death warrant hearing” before an execution can be authorized.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

Any new fee must be authorized by state statute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

A Delegate—Mr Chairman, I move that the Chair be authorized to appoint a committee of five on credentials.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress