approve

“She was so proud of her vocal and the recording. She was thrilled with it. We were very nervous that she might not approve, or would be uncomfortable with it, but she loved it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

They asked their supervisors to approve a new investigation and contemplated using undercover operatives to gather more evidence.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. credit-card issuer by purchase volume, recently started looking into whether other funding sources could approve some of the cards that it rejects, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

My patroness, too, might hear of him, and not approve.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tokes said projects could return to the board at a later stage, but made it clear that money will be spent when the board approves projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

WSI says that it approves 90% of initial claims and that its customer-satisfaction score from workers is 4.22 on a scale of 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Earlier, when Bargh had gone to the committee at NYU that approves human experiments, they had made him promise that he would cut off the conversation in the hall at ten minutes.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

But the deal broke down shortly afterward when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 2022 South Korea approved a Covid-19 vaccine built with a computer-designed protein, the first medication of its kind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The agreement, if approved by the judge, will be in effect for five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Councillors have approved plans to demolish 150 houses and flats, plus five garages, as well as changes to the river's flood defences that could cost about £8.2m.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Terribly frustrating, the way the Nazis jam the airways so that the German people can only listen to broadcasts approved by the Nazis.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

In addition, the authority failed to comply with state law requiring it to consider the business need for travel before approving it, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In Thursday night’s agreement, the supervisory board acknowledged the point—but stopped short of approving their closure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The bill cleared the Assembly floor by a vote of 68-2, with the Senate approving its companion measure by a vote of 32 in favor, 8 against the same day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 2025, Shein shifted its attention to Hong Kong, with Chinese authorities approving the move in July this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

By day she embroidered, read, or painted insipid watercolors around the house, under Nana’s approving glance, now that she could finally sleep in peace.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende