as in official
ordered or allowed by those in authority
I cannot believe that this religious cult is a sanctioned student organization
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as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value
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Recent Examples of sanctioned
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Israeli prime minister has sanctioned actions over the past fortnight that have seemed tactically astute despite an apparent disregard for civilian casualties.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement At the same time the team has suffered on the field, never winning more than eight games in a season and making the playoffs just once while repeatedly being sanctioned for violating NWSL rules.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Israeli prime minister has sanctioned actions over the past fortnight that have seemed tactically astute despite an apparent disregard for civilian casualties.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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The backpack appears to be pretty slim and sleek, especially compared to SpaceX’s first official Starlink traveling case, which was bulky but roomy enough to hold a second-generation Starlink dish.& Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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It also was approved for a voucher program in New York similar to the one offered by the Southern California ports.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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And last month the board approved a contract for separate legal counsel from the county office — a move that is highly unusual for education offices, Fine said.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Fortinet's board approved a $1.0 billion increase in the authorized stock repurchase amount and extended the repurchase program to February 28, 2026.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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HondaJet operates an authorized service center at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this month, Boeing machinists concluded their strike and ratified a union contract giving them a 38% raise.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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After a local court ratified the city council’s ban, police moved in, instructing protesters to leave and rounding up more than 100 of them.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The flooding swept away 11 of the plastics facility’s employees, leaving two of them confirmed dead and four still missing, The Associated Press reported.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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This past week, Amazon confirmed that season 2 had 55 million viewers in just a month of release, even if viewership may have been down somewhat significantly at its premiere.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Sanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctioned. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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