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approval

[uh-proo-vuhl] / əˈpru vəl /




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Both companies said they were now "engaging with authorities" suggesting they could file for approval from medicine regulators as soon as next year.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Citi C -1.08%decrease; down pointing triangle has received approval from Chinese regulators to set up a wholly owned securities company in China, a milestone in its yearslong effort to deepen its presence in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

With the latest data in hand, the companies now plan to pursue approval of the experimental treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The state initially refused to ratify the 1922 compact at all, provoking the other states to rewrite the document so it would go into effect with the approval of only six states rather than seven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He told her that he had okay’ed the exemption earlier in the week after approval had come down from her office.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The decision brings an end to an approvals process that had stalled on climate concerns, and primes operations to kick off within weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A Scottish court last year ruled that approvals for Jackdaw and another project, Rosebank, failed to account for their indirect carbon emissions, meaning both had to reapply.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The deal is expected to close mid-2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, strategists from 22V Research said that even if Abbott wins, regulatory review and air-permitting delays could slow down new project approvals in the years ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The government’s engine of bureaucracy accelerated slowly, however, and although the Justice Department decided to make its move against him, it took time and approvals to decide when and where an arrest could be made.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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