sign off (on)

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Definition of sign off (on)next
as in to initial

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  1. initial
  2. sign
  3. bless
  4. enable
  5. permit
  6. sanctify
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  • The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • When those match, it’s marked approved the approver initials the envelope.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of initial
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  • So, Dobbins signed a one-year, $1.6-million deal with the Chargers on April 18.
    Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Gipson signed with Jacksonville but had to serve a six-game suspension for violating the policy on performance-enhancing drugs and was released without playing in a game this season.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of sign
Verb
  • Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Fund issuers will need the SEC to bless new types of constructions in order to get a private credit fund approved.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bless
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  • The agency said the park’s enabling act prohibits it from authorizing housing for members of the public uncoupled to ranching.
    Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But a dedicated federal funding source could enable similar roadway reboots nationwide.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of enable
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  • Non-doms face a major tax hit The U.K.’s non-dom regime is a 200-year-old tax rule, which permits people living in the U.K., but who are domiciled elsewhere, to avoid paying tax on income and capital gains earned overseas for up to 15 years.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For this vital right to be effective, election officials must be permitted to do their jobs free from improper partisan influence, physical threats, or any other conduct designed to intimidate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of permit
Verb
  • This also means the final act plays like a sanctifying highlights reel but the film’s gleeful humor and sharp wit largely keeps this chaotic rollercoaster on its tracks.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Such saintly behavior aside, one part of Jack that was becoming less sanctified was his body.
    Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Definition of sanctify
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