as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Chris Van Gorder, Scripps’ chief executive officer, said the private nonprofit medical provider’s governing board recently approved these changes to the organization’s overall development plan.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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Kehoe’s signature, which was widely expected, will come more than two weeks after Republican lawmakers approved the map during a pivotal special legislative session aimed at representative and direct democracy in Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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In order to win a war—especially a war that threatened the nation’s very existence—the federal government enjoyed plenary power to liberate slaves, as nations at war had commonly done long before the Constitution was drafted and ratified.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits countries to phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – greenhouse gases that don't harm the ozone layer like CFCs, but still trap heat in the atmosphere – has been ratified by 164 parties so far.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Las Vegas Cyber Task Force identified the suspect, authorities confirmed.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The story was one that confirmed and exposed the beliefs that so many shared from residents and reporters to officers and officials at every level and at every opportunity, those in power close their eyes to the truth because the lie felt familiar.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Approbated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbated. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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