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[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /




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Prosecutors allege she illegally performed abortions and practiced medicine without a license.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

They may also insist on being called by their Playa name, something like “Dirty Rizz,” even though their driver’s license identifies them as Derwin.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

Describing him as "very dangerous", the judge added five years to his license period.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Beijing has encouraged chip companies, including Huawei, to license their workarounds and technology so that they could learn from each other, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“The license and insurance stuff. I can’t start this new job until I submit those documents.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Despite the addition of digital licenses and identification cards on smartphones, the DMV still requires drivers to carry their physical cards while driving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Ford licenses CATL’s technology to produce energy-storage products in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Major international oil firms including TotalEnergies have acquired licenses to explore for oil and gas reserves off the archipelago's shores.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

The bill replaced signature matching with stricter forms of verification, such as requiring mail-in voters to provide their driver’s license number or copies of licenses.

From Salon Jul. 17, 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

It's a mammoth task: The vast majority of the city's 20,500 licensed food carts -- selling pretzels, peanuts and ice cream -- rely on generators to power stoves, freezers and ventilators.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Khara Croswaite Brindle, a licensed therapist and certified financial therapist, told MarketWatch that people don’t always think in terms of expected value, and can sometimes be risk-averse.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

An investigation was unable to conclude exactly why the women became ill, but regulators in Nevada fined the doctor, who wasn’t licensed in their state, along with two other people in connection with the incident.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The charity fears the abandonment could be the first of many following legislation introduced in April which requires all primates kept as pets in England to be licensed.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Permitted volunteers were licensed to move a nest or dig out a nest after the eggs had hatched, but they had to be supervised by her.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

That means dedicating less mindshare to big software licensing deals and more to consumption-based software deals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The Scottish Government "will continue to urge the UK government, which holds powers on registration and licensing over off-road vehicles, to take action in this area", a spokesperson says.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

According to the complaint, the combined company would control roughly 27 percent of wide-release theatrical film distribution and a similar percentage of basic cable channel licensing.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Another concern is the licensing of basic cable TV channels, including CNN and HGTV, to pay-TV providers such as Charter’s Spectrum, DirecTV and Google’s YouTube TV.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Dr. Fanning was trying to help out by lining up jobs, but first Papi needed to pass his licensing exam.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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