approve
Example Sentences
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William Lewis Herndon would approve of his memorial becoming a maritime mosh pit.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
Lewin insists that he approve even routine payments, creating a stranglehold on funding and information.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
To preclude lawmakers considering more radical moves such as allowing video cameras to record Fed meetings, Greenspan led his colleagues to approve the release of policy-meeting transcripts with a five-year lag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
“At what point they would approve a truck without a steering wheel or pedals and without a cab in the vehicle, that’s probably going to be a little longer,” Sperling said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
They won’t let anyone speak ill of me, but that doesn’t mean they approve of what I’ve done.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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