authorize
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Revised wording no longer explicitly invokes Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize armed force to restore peace.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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
This doesn’t mean Congress must authorize every use of American power, however restricted in scale and time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
State Department authorize nonemergency U.S. government personnel and their family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,” which weren’t specified.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
We debated the housing situation, the best means of forcing the city to authorize open hearings on conditions among Negroes.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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