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The UK government is expected to announce a long-awaited decision on whether to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Next month, residents will vote on whether to approve a 1% sales tax increase for 10 years to fund sand replenishment projects, beach erosion control and fire protection services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If a majority votes to stay, Smith says she won't approve another referendum.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The changes have been brewing for the past year but kicked into gear last month when Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve all lenders to use VantageScore 4.0.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I know you would never approve of messing with someone else’s property.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

The council simply approves the application - it does not have to pay for it.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Our local police department further reviews and approves each stop on the map to ensure everyone’s safety.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bill proposing the requirement now heads to expected Senate passage after House overwhelmingly approves it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

If Newsom approves the bills, they would take effect Jan. 1, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

I am not a man who approves of oaths or curses, but that day I violated my own principle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It is widely believed in Westminster that Jackdaw will be approved but that a decision on the Rosebank oil field off Shetland will not yet be made.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

General Motors’ board approved a $20 billion stock buyback plan to boost a stock price that executives view as undervalued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Congress had just approved the $9.5 million for the power and energy project, but Navatek still needed the Navy to award the money in the form of a contract.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Two approved medications, lecanemab and donanemab, target amyloid plaques that develop between brain cells during the early stages of Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The nuns at St. Agnes would never have approved.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is a state law from 1970 that requires state and local agencies to evaluate the environmental impact of proposed projects before approving them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Two-thirds of departments now use AI agents in some form, and 17% let them act without a person approving each step.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Raman voted for three city budgets that funded the program, approving $300 million in 2023 alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto told the BBC that those responsible for approving Bechi's parole "will certainly face sanctions".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

That drew a grin from Obsle—a quiet, approving grin that made me suddenly revise my estimation of the man.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin