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Your lender will approve you for a number that assumes nothing else in your life costs money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

US President Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for the UK government's decision to approve production from the North Sea's Jackdaw gas field.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Council is expected to approve the bill, after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal on legislation that will shut down the industry in June 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shareholders of both companies would have to approve the deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

My patroness, too, might hear of him, and not approve.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

“This case is part of a troubling pattern where the Sheriff’s Department approves uses of force the independent Monitors find to be clearly out of policy,” Eliasberg said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Our local police department further reviews and approves each stop on the map to ensure everyone’s safety.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Plus: Corporate America is axing the ‘micro-team’ boss; Volkswagen board approves doubling job cuts to 100,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

I am not a man who approves of oaths or curses, but that day I violated my own principle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Organon knows the market for long-acting reversible contraception well: It also owns the hormonal Nexplanon, the only contraceptive implant approved for use in the U.S., and the NuvaRing, a hormonal vaginal ring.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Among the many challenges facing the response is the lack of any approved vaccines or treatments for the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the epidemic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration approved its years-long effort to sell two more variants of its workhorse 737 MAX family, giving the business a set of four single-aisle jets to offer airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Expo’s most recent master plan, approved in 2020, called for, among many other unexecuted improvements, replacing State Drive with a soft, shaded pedestrian route called Museum Walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

My sister nearly “aged out” of our adjustment-of-status application when she was on the brink of turning twenty-one before our application was approved.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

But the Ocean Protection Council, an agency nested within the California Natural Resources Agency, recommended approving both.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

Having said that, he would be an owner who does not stop at approving the appointment of a manager and stepping away.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

“Good girl! You deserve to go, and I’m sure you will some day,” said Aunt March, with an approving pat on the head, as Amy picked up her ball for her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott