authorize
Example Sentences
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The draft policy also makes clear that teachers should not authorize students to use computers for fun if, for example, they finish academic work early or complete it especially well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Did he authorize Kushner and Witkoff to put it on the table as the basis for talks?
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Apple did authorize an additional $100 billion for share repurchases and raised its dividend by 4% to 27 cents per share.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Residential building workers like Buenaventura—part of the union 32BJ SEIU, which has 34,000 members across the city—had voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Elijah Muhammad would authorize for me any amount that I asked for.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing authorize
Quartering Act (1765)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for January 1–January 7, 2022
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Maryland Toleration Act (1649)
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