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As a protective measure, the members tried to alter the club’s bylaws to raise the voting percentage required to approve a sale of the club, some members said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Councillors meeting next week have been asked to approve the draft guidance, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

And after that, it just became us trying to get him to approve a song that we would suggest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The environmental and social impact studies required to approve the project have not yet been submitted, the Greenland government has noted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Or maybe he was secretly charmed by my relentless sass but didn't have the guts to pursue me if the popular crowd didn't approve.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

And the convention approves this unanimously without noted debate because it’s so freaking obvious, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

If the full council approves the measure, the city’s Department of Transportation will have 30 days to report back with recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

WSI says that it approves 90% of initial claims and that its customer-satisfaction score from workers is 4.22 on a scale of 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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

I realize my mistake—but maybe it’s the kind of folly of which the captain approves.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Ultimately, the June primary resulted in the same outcome Californians have seen since the top-two primary was approved — a gubernatorial general election contest between a Democrat and a Republican.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Opposition lawmakers agreed to cut this year's budget by NT$48 billion, or around 1.6 percent, nearly eight months after the government's spending plan was supposed to be approved.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

President Trump approved a request for federal assistance over the weekend, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Whether Washington would have approved of Trump’s ballroom is impossible to know.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Well, there are quotas, which means only a certain number of applications are approved each year in each category.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

McCulloch said he was confident there was a "balance of advantages" in approving Rosebank and added: "The ball is back now in the government's court."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The industry has more recently sought to counter consumer angst through efforts that companies said would ease the process for approving treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The vulnerable names are regulated utilities whose growth plans depend on regulators and voters approving higher household bills while the company builds for Big Tech.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The proposal, which will likely be finalized later this year, outlines a set of factors for employers to consider before approving investments.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Papi gave Gladys a bright, approving smile and snapped open the locks.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez