approve
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District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín told both sides to answer Booker’s questions before she ruled on whether to approve the proposed consent decree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But there is often a tension between the two parties, with the merchant trying to get the bank to approve more applicants than meet its credit underwriting and other requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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
When told of King’s suggestion, the NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall allegedly snapped, “I don’t approve of using children to do men’s work.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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The bill proposing the requirement now heads to expected Senate passage after House overwhelmingly approves it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
If Newsom approves the bills, they would take effect Jan. 1, 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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
June 4: The US Congress approves the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to all the states for ratification.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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The US Senate approved a landmark federal framework for college sports Monday, voting 72-22 to bring order to a multibillion-dollar industry whose biggest events can draw television audiences comparable to major professional championships.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The suit says that of the $676 million Florida received from the Homeowner Assistance Fund, 72% of approved homeowners were black and 25% were white.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Sept. 19 incident marked the first time that the Pasadena Fire Department had provided an emergency blood transfusion under a new program approved by City Council in August, said Derderian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"There are lots of ways to manipulate T cells that have been studied extensively and that are approved treatments for other diseases, but many haven't yet been explored for neurodegenerative diseases."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
After I quit, Ms. Hawkins told me that I had until the middle of October to choose a different club, and that it would have to be approved by her.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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The ECB doesn’t play an official institutional role in approving crypto exchanges’ license applications, which the EU’s new crypto rules, known as MiCA, put in the hands of national regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
MPs have supported the government's proposals by approving amendments to the Representation of the People Bill.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
“It’s a very nice zoo,” Ruby says with an approving nod.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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