license
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The registration fees, along with driver’s license costs and other fees related to the California Highway Patrol and identification cards collected by the DMV, are the primary funding sources of the CHP and DMV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The legislation made no reference to license plate readers, and Rep. Brian Harrison, who voted for the bill, said he wasn’t aware of any conversations about using the fee increase that way.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Which may explain the film’s final bit of poetic license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Colson never openly threatened; no one lost a license.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In line at the pickup window, I saw license plates from every corner of Turtle Island.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The U.S. eased tariffs, and China suspended restrictions and provided general licenses for U.S. end users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The licenses were among the industry’s most coveted prizes because the city, with 8.6 million residents, had no full-service casino until this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“A lot of the licenses unlawfully issued come from California, New York, a lot from Illinois,” added Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Federal officials also ordered California’s Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel about 13,000 licenses due to a clerical error that allowed them to remain valid past a work permit’s expiration date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Of the 113 establishments that had licenses to sell soft drinks in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the two that stuck to the law and did not become speakeasies went out of business.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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There have been three licensed releases of beavers in England to date, with about 100 animals expected to be released this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It is fully licensed by the Albanian health authorities – and so are all of its 15 resident dentists.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Novartis licensed pelacarsen from biotech Ionis Pharmaceuticals for $60 million upfront in 2023.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Washburn brings home additional income when they are licensed by shows and movies, including “Hacks” on HBO Max and “Murder Mystery” on Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
No tickets, no arrests, no luggage search: he was officially licensed to act like a brat.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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The fossils had been uncovered by archaeologists who were monitoring the Davinópolis construction project as part of environmental licensing requirements.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
"All German exports of military technology and equipment to Israel -- as to any country -- are subject to strict licensing requirements which exceed international requirements," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
After that, I started browsing the library website differently: less like a catalog, more like a streaming service with unusually eccentric licensing agreements.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
If state licensing boards loosen the grip that ABA accreditation has enjoyed for decades, innovative and technologically driven market entrants will create modern curricula that better reflect what the practice of law entails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was Steve Spiegel, then president of Music Theatre International, the leading licensing agent for Broadway productions, who made the decision on what high school would be asked to pilot the play.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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