license
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He dismissed the importance of the “one-time administrative” tasks like declaring Florida as his domicile, getting a Florida driver’s license and opening bank accounts there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Linux, a popular open-source operating system, didn’t win on license terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
L.A. has reciprocated by sending our visionaries to Salzburg, where director Peter Sellars and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, for instance, have been given the license and means to inspire a reinvention of musical and theatrical thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
A Minnesota librarian, James Michael McConnell, had sought to marry a law student, Richard John Baker, and had been rejected for a marriage license.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
At sixteen, most kids would stress about parallel parking tests, getting a driver’s license, and affording a car.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
“Residency isn’t just where you buy a condo, it’s where you actually live: day counts, driver’s licenses, voter registration, where your doctor is,” Judge said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
During his time as interior minister, Anutin introduced a number of gun control laws, including a short-term ban on new gun licenses and import restrictions.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fourth, we need licenses that let people freely use and modify what they build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is proposing to hold an auction in November, selling exploration licenses for a 125,000 square kilometre block.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
They’ll all have to go out and get their drivers’ licenses changed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
"The members recommended Ervebo, the only licensed Ebola vaccine, be prioritised for inclusion in a randomised clinical trial in the context of the ongoing outbreak," a WHO statement said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Until 2025, he was licensed to work as an armed security guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mr. El-Sayed, 41, earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford University and a medical degree from Columbia—though he didn’t complete an internship and isn’t licensed to practice medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Also get one that is licensed and insured.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Since it was against the law for private cars to charge fares like licensed taxis, the network would be paid for by donations collected at the mass meetings.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
He provided input as Microsoft developed its marketplace for AI content licensing earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Local community organisation, the Soho Society, has previously stated that "alcohol-related harm, including risks to women and vulnerable people at night, must be considered" in decisions on licensing.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Coherent’s chief executive, Jim Anderson, flew to Beijing with President Trump in late May to raise licensing delays, according to the same report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Studios revenue increased 16% to $1.3 billion, boosted by Paramount’s television studios and its licensing deals as well as the ability to consolidate revenue from Skydance properties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I’m shocked at how many red flags their licensing workers overlooked.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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