authorized
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Details about how the deportation was authorized have not been fully disclosed.
From Salon
The measure authorized billions in state bonds to expand mental health treatment capacity and housing for people with serious behavioral health needs.
From Los Angeles Times
The president also authorized the military to take limited custody of atomic weapons.
Deadly force is authorized only when an officer believes there’s an “imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury” and there is “no alternative.”
From Salon
Arenas is “progressing well” from the knee injury he suffered in the summer, but not ready to return, a person familiar with his status not authorized to speak publicly told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
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