approve
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After all that, to struggle for a job their parents would approve of, or decent-paying work at all, left them feeling disillusioned and lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
If voters approve both, the one with the most “yes” votes generally would become law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Any decision would then be up to the Premiership's 12 member clubs, with eight votes required to approve a deal.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Read: Medicare is using AI to approve claims.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
I only owned one picture of him, which Grandma had given me, since Mom would never approve.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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"No one approves" of the letter, Neto said as he left the meeting, adding that the party needed to "move forward."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
If the West Hollywood City Council approves the La Brea tower, CIM would start preliminary development work with the intention of breaking ground late next year or in early 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
On average, the United States approves one million applicants annually as permanent residents.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Plans for the north of England's first Brit School-inspired performing arts college have been approved.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The update approved Thursday sets rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farms and cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
PLS Group PLS -2.91%decrease; red down pointing triangle this month approved a roughly $1.3 billion project to double production capacity at the Pilgangoora mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Among the definitions of impeachable conduct provisionally approved early in the Constitutional Convention were “treason, bribery, or corruption” and then “treason or bribery.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I have a present for you, Petra. I couldn’t get your curriculum approved, but since you’re technically old enough for more downloads, and these are off the record...”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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For now, while exploration is ongoing into whether approving the vaccine to younger populations is warranted, doctors recommend paying close attention to any itchy patches, even areas of skin with no visible rash.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Looking back now, approving the deal to bring Yelich to Milwaukee might seem like an easy decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
What we now know is the government is approving drilling of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
But the Ocean Protection Council, an agency nested within the California Natural Resources Agency, recommended approving both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He nodded approvingly, as he’d seen Handsome do on occasion, but Duane wasn’t quite sure what he was approving of.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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