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license

[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /




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Data from the license plate readers, known in law enforcement as LPRs, was searched 62,000 times in 2025, leading to about 1,660 cleared catalytic converter theft cases, a report from the authority said.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Such poetic license offers little new insight into a topic that has already been picked over for two decades, but it might be forgiven were Hansen as easily dramatized as he is made fun of.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Coincidentally, in 1972 the FCC license renewals of two profitable Florida TV stations were challenged by rival groups charging failed “public interest” obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Gyllenhaal, from a well-connected Hollywood family that includes actor brother Jake, also stressed how AI companies were seeking to license the images of actors in order to reproduce them in digital form.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

To Charles he said gruffly: “Your license is suspended pending resolution and have Mr. Winter here on the twenty-eighth.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The broadcasters traded freedom for free licenses and a lucrative, protected market.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The Asian Law Caucus and Sikh Coalition sued California’s DMV on behalf of drivers who faced cancellation of their licenses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission assigns and oversees licenses for radio and television broadcast frequencies.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

ABC in its fight with the Federal Communications Commission over the network’s broadcast licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

This had caused trouble for dozens of places: some had been put off limits by the military; some had lost their state or city licenses.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

While most media operate in a laissez-faire regime, terrestrial radio and television broadcasting are licensed, and their airwave access has sometimes been deemed a privilege, not a right.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

She said she is licensed for 39 children there but “does not expect to survive” with just eight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

In Goleta, municipal code classifies licensed gun stores as “general retail,” the same designation given to shops selling sporting goods, clothing, furniture and a wide variety of other items.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Spotify is also developing an AI-powered remixing tool based on licensed music that would allow users to create songs that stay within the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“We—I—we understood that the program was licensed by...It was an Oblation Board matter, but we were told it had the approval of the Consistorial Court of Discipline. We would never have taken part otherwise. Never!”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

After that, I started browsing the library website differently: less like a catalog, more like a streaming service with unusually eccentric licensing agreements.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Hutchmed entered an licensing deal with GSK that could be worth up to US$1.295 billion, excluding royalties on net sales, for a cancer drug.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Publishers have taken varied approaches to the rise of generative AI, in some cases making licensing deals with tech companies, and in other cases suing to protect their intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

DoH told BBC News NI it stands ready to support the council but "remains conscious of the resource, licensing, and legislative implications".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I’m shocked at how many red flags their licensing workers overlooked.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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