authorize
Example Sentences
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SpaceX had sought approval to launch up to 30,000 units, but the FCC said it would defer authorizing additional launches.
From MarketWatch
The nurses union voted to authorize a strike in December.
For one thing, Beijing is unlikely to authorize a sharp appreciation.
In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, authorizing two railroad companies to lay tracks from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
Section 10.3 of the Federal Reserve Act gives the Board of Governors sole control over its facilities and authorizes it to acquire, maintain, enlarge, or remodel buildings as it sees fit.
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