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authorization

[aw-ther-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌɔ θər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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That’s why we’re cautiously hopeful that after the midterms, Congress will seize the opportunity to make prior authorization and broader insurance marketplace reforms a priority.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rocco noted Nvidia’s recent buyback authorization of $150 billion, the largest in U.S. corporate history.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Last month, administration officials said an announcement on TPS for Salvadorans would come “at the appropriate time” and that they would retain work authorization in the meantime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Senate’s defense authorization bill includes language that supports such a command.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You’re getting on the bus, Chase. We are not spending the night at the school. We don’t have authorization from the district, or your parents. Getting permission would take several hours.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Since the start of the president’s second term, about 20 applications and two solar authorizations have been closed, the bureau said, adding that some of those were withdrawn by the applicants while others were rejected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Under the program, which launched in January, prior authorizations for about 6.4 million Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington state are being carried out by AI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some took the announcement that work authorizations remained in place — made late Wednesday by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Haitian immigrants across the country received an eleventh-hour relief Friday as the government extended work authorizations for Haitians with temporary protected status.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Recisions and authorizations through the fiscal year 1946.—Readjusting the war program, as the Congress well knows, is not an easy task.

From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman




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