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license

[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /




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Investigators searched Von Ferdinand’s property in August 2026 and found the marriage license, which purported to marry Von Ferdinand and Jett in May 2024, which was signed and notarized after her death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nurse practitioner roles, which require more advanced training and offer more pay, are mushrooming as more states have given them license to independently practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Corrigan was sentenced to 16 months; this was broken down as eight months in custody and eight months on license.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

California's state bar confirmed to US media that it had no record of Zacharia holding a license under either her married or maiden name.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“All I see are some zipped tents and a camper with a ‘Keep Portland Weird’ license plate holder.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

This showed that on 6 September this year a total of 1,754 entire flats or houses had the relevant licenses.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Verizon and AT&T may also be interested in some of those licenses, which altogether are valued at $11.3 billion, according to Petti.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.S. licenses, which are in the 800-megahertz band, are tailored for wireless service from cellphone towers rather than satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Beijing says Overseas Chinese Service Centers help its nationals with administrative issues abroad, like renewing drivers licenses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

She was not there, but in a corner sat Russell, the young man who had been campaigning around the village, begging the Eskimos to vote “No” on requests for liquor licenses by the local restaurants.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

"I'm now in a position where the property is licensed, it's running without causing any issues to my neighbours," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“The question parents are asking after Cornell is really how to raise a boy who will take the risk and leave the room,” says Diana Chu, a licensed marriage and family therapist.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The University of Michigan holds the patent for the compound and has licensed it to Diapin Therapeutics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

It wasn’t necessary for individuals working in the firm’s international division to be licensed as attorneys in China, the person said, because they were technically international legal consultants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Later on, lithium would revolutionize the treatment of bipolar disorder, but the drug would not be licensed in the United States until 1970.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Homeboy is expected to be the first of many local partners to ink licensing deals to use the local Olympic committee’s symbol — LA28 and the Olympic rings — on their products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Those granted licensing agreements will be announced in July 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The registration, which started Friday, applies to transfers of technology ownership, overseas licensing as well as moving ownership to a foreign entity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

City of Doncaster Council, which is responsible for licensing the park, is carrying out a health and safety investigation and said it would share the outcome with the coroner, the inquest was told.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I wonder if we still could get hold of that licensing file or if it has gone missing.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter


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