approve
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Lewin insists that he approve even routine payments, creating a stranglehold on funding and information.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
They banded together and soon showed up at school-board meetings to demand more oversight of the district’s digital tools and the right to approve one-to-one devices used by their kids in class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Under law, Bolivia's Congress must approve or reject the measure within 72 hours of the declaration.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration formally declined to approve the drug for therapeutic use in August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Some of the president’s advisors even recommended that he approve suffrage as a war measure so that the protests would stop.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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