approve
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The power company’s core revenue does not depend on persuading residential regulators to approve higher bills every two years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Developers have spent four years trying to convince authorities to approve their plan, submitting more than 9,000 pages in documentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If regulators approve those increases, it would be the second year in a row that premiums rose by double digits.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Blanche is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will decide whether to approve his nomination and send it to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“We will be communicating extensively over the next thirty days. My job is to monitor and approve all spending.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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“There is no other state that both has admission requirements that are laid out and then actually approves each and every course and its content,” Darling-Hammond said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Environment Minister Monique Barbut could resign if the Senate later in the day approves the reintroduction of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, her team has said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Parents know exactly what they can and can’t buy, and every purchase runs through one of three channels the state Education Department reviews and approves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The owners of the Jackdaw gas platform in the North Sea say it is "hyper critical" that the UK government approves production to avoid the risk of domestic supply shortages this winter.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“My present husband, Colonel Blood, not only approves of this charity, but co-operates in it. I esteem it one of the most virtuous acts of my life.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Infantino wrote: "You mentioned the few people denied visas and overlooked the millions who were approved, from all parts of the world. Because football unites the world, and it was impressively demonstrated this summer."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
If approved, the state would have a constitutional mandate to provide free lunches and breakfasts for all K-12 public school students.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Justice Department approved the deal last month, saying it would improve competition “across the media and entertainment ecosystem.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
By a vote of 144 in favor, 10 against, and 13 abstentions, the assembly approved the renewal, beginning October 12, 2026, as proposed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The legislature approved his plan shifting responsibility for desegregation from the state to local school boards.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
That claim was dismissed as "self-serving" by Greenpeace, whose UK chief scientist Doug Parr said approving the field would be "reckless and indefensible" in the context of international commitments to slow down global warming.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
We’ve reported how deposed Commissioner Marty Makary and his biologics chief Vinay Prasad shifted standards for approving the treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A couple of times he even made approving comments like, “Hey! Weird!” or, “Holy cow.”
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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