authorize
Example Sentences
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These scholars argue that states can authorize lawsuits against federal officials who violate constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The US Treasury Department separately issued a license Wednesday to authorize certain transactions between established US entities and Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Treasury Department said it would authorize until April 11 the delivery and sale of crude and petroleum products from Russia that have already been loaded onto vessels at sea.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
That was one of the things that helped to authorize more than $250 million in federal money for demolitions in Detroit, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars across the United States.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
What Priddy needed was a blanket legal order that would authorize him to sterilize a woman on explicitly eugenic grounds; one such test case would set the standard for a thousand.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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