approve
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Every year I decide again that the arrangement is worth it, that my belonging is mine to grant and not the NFL’s to approve.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hoskins said voters can’t lawfully decide whether to approve or reject a legislative redistricting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The government's housing department declined to comment on its decision in August to approve the plans, while the Truman Brewery has not responded to an AFP request for its reaction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
But it’s in the interest of the government to approve these projects.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The widow is unsure about marrying him but seems inclined to do so anyway—unless she knows for a fact that her dear dead husband, Edward Ashton, would not approve.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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If Newsom approves the bills, they would take effect Jan. 1, 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Plus, the FDA approves a milestone cancer drug and Google moves its AI responsibility team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
If the rest of the committee thinks it needs to raise rates to restrain inflation, that’s precisely what it will do, whether Warsh approves or not.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ashima approves, aware that the name stands not only for her son’s life, but her husband’s.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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One company, Virtix Health, which handled prior authorization decisions in Washington state, was required by CMS to submit a “corrective action plan” because it initially denied more requests than it approved.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the United States, sucralose also remains approved for use as a food sweetener.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
It released a new tablet form of Wegovy in the United States in January, and the pill was recently approved for use in Europe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
He expects his father would have approved of him creating the bot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The whole situation was a little suspicious, but the girl's passport was in good order, and she'd been approved to cross the border before.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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MPs have supported the government's proposals by approving amendments to the Representation of the People Bill.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank was suspended without pay for six months for “his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Mr. Leonard and his family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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
The industry has more recently sought to counter consumer angst through efforts that companies said would ease the process for approving treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Spoken both like your mother and father’s son and Sirius’s true godson!” said Dumbledore, with an approving pat on Harry’s back.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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