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[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /




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The license for Disney’s KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles extends to 2030 but it is now being challenged.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

It "gave license to anyone, but especially women, to use fashion beyond adornment and much more intentionally and meaningfully: as a shield, a weapon or both," she said.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Alvarado said she was surprised to learn from the Tribune that the insurance fee was funding AI-supported license plate readers.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Colson never openly threatened; no one lost a license.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

There are more notebooks, a worn leather wallet with his driver’s license inside, more shirts and jackets, CDs or DVDs, hard to tell which.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

They also requested a temporary restraining order against the agency’s efforts to force an early review of its licenses.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

The licenses also allow the provision of technology and other services to the mining sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The administration has forced the closure of some commercial-driving training schools and apprehended drivers who have commercial driver’s licenses but may be in the country illegally.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

New federal guidelines this year began limiting commercial driver’s licenses to certain visa holders and requiring states to verify an applicant’s immigration status through a federal portal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

There's the Post Office booth in one corner, where Mrs. Rhydd, the postmistress, sells stamps and dog licenses, though not today 'cause today's Saturday.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

There have been three licensed releases of beavers in England to date, with about 100 animals expected to be released this year.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Novartis licensed pelacarsen from biotech Ionis Pharmaceuticals for $60 million upfront in 2023.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

She said she is licensed for 39 children there but “does not expect to survive” with just eight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Spotify is also developing an AI-powered remixing tool based on licensed music that would allow users to create songs that stay within the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Violet didn’t know anything about the girl at first except her name, her age, and that she was very well thought of in the legally licensed beauty parlor.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

"Maybe it will take a massive, Chernobyl-scale disaster to get governments to act," Russell said, urging them to establish a licensing regime for AI, as exists with aviation, medicine or water supply.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The fossils had been uncovered by archaeologists who were monitoring the Davinópolis construction project as part of environmental licensing requirements.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

After that, I started browsing the library website differently: less like a catalog, more like a streaming service with unusually eccentric licensing agreements.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Hutchmed entered an licensing deal with GSK that could be worth up to US$1.295 billion, excluding royalties on net sales, for a cancer drug.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Only ten states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, and three states prohibit some employers and occupational and licensing agencies from doing so.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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