approve
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If voters approve the measure, $7.5 billion in bonds would fund California scientific and medical research into diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s and ALS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Attendees cheered the arrival of “dots” – OpenAI's version of AI agents which will run continuously and ask users to approve sensitive actions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But agents can only access funds in those dedicated accounts, and users can opt to manually approve each trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The FDA often accounts for the opinions of its advisers before deciding whether to approve a product like the Galleri test but is not required to do so.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
For the amendment to be sent to the states for ratification, however, both houses of Congress had to approve it by a two-thirds majority.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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“Our local police department further reviews and approves each stop on the map to ensure everyone’s safety.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Kendrick also attacked Callaway’s decision, writing on X: “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
And the convention approves this unanimously without noted debate because it’s so freaking obvious, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to stop until Congress approves, upholding a ruling won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
From what Theo tells Vincent about Meijer de Haan, and from seeing photographs of his drawings and paintings, Vincent approves.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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County voters are being asked to fill in gaps to implement previously approved ethics reforms and fix a goof that invalidated a jail alternatives proposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The Tennessee Department of Correction followed every step of the State’s lawful, established execution protocol approved by the Attorney General’s Office,” the department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Prisoners released early can immediately be returned to prison if they breach the terms of their licence, including by committing another crime, contacting a victim or living at an address not approved by authorities.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Local taxes proposed by governments that are used for a specific purpose require a two-thirds vote to be approved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Finally, at 6:20, word came directly from the White House that takeoff had been approved.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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California’s landmark environmental law, known as CEQA, requires state and local agencies to consider the environmental effects of many proposed projects before approving them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Another Sri Lankan shipper said he has received desperate calls for food and provisions from agents of the tankers, but Sri Lankan authorities weren’t approving supply visits to Iranian ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The bank sent out requests to discuss so-called second-look applications, which would allow outside lenders to take on the risk of approving applications the bank denies, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The inspector general found that explanation wasn’t always clear and that the person approving travel often operated under the assumption that an executive had requested it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Tatterfell gives me an approving nod, her eyes like two wet beads of jet, neither pupil nor iris visible.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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