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approve

[uh-proov] / əˈpruv /




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Next month, residents will vote on whether to approve a 1% sales tax increase for 10 years to fund sand replenishment projects, beach erosion control and fire protection services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If a majority votes to stay, Smith says she won't approve another referendum.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The changes have been brewing for the past year but kicked into gear last month when Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve all lenders to use VantageScore 4.0.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s still not clear how many public-utility commissions will ultimately approve of the requests.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

I want to pick them up, rearrange them into something he’ll approve of.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

Tokes said projects could return to the board at a later stage, but made it clear that money will be spent when the board approves projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Kendrick also attacked Callaway’s decision, writing on X: “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

Two approved medications, lecanemab and donanemab, target amyloid plaques that develop between brain cells during the early stages of Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

General Motors’ GM -1.44%decrease; down pointing triangle board approved a $20 billion stock buyback plan, a move to boost a stock price executives view as stubbornly undervalued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Commissioners unanimously approved the Point Sal designation, highlighting the opportunity to support tribes even as some acknowledged it would affect fishermen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In 2021, the school’s board of regents approved the building of the 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The present company, including Sun Girl and the Pack, approved of this suggestion, allowing the Major to take the lead.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is a state law from 1970 that requires state and local agencies to evaluate the environmental impact of proposed projects before approving them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Raman voted for three city budgets that funded the program, approving $300 million in 2023 alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto told the BBC that those responsible for approving Bechi's parole "will certainly face sanctions".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

There are more than 100 items on the table but many deal with technical matters, like approving indicators to track progress on climate adaptation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

It wasn't until Jeremy suggested "Tiamat" that a flood of approving color came swirling through his head.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville


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