Example Sentences

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The European Parliament and member states are approving final changes.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

Highline school district voters are voting yes to funding for new school buildings and capital improvements, while Renton School District voters are approving a multimillion-dollar school improvement bond in Tuesday’s vote count.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

"If they are approving every rate and it's 100% acceptance," he said, "they basically have a blindfold on and are pushing a button."

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022

After rocky teacher shortages that saw classrooms led by police officers, the National Guard and even a governor, a small but growing number of states are approving significant pay raises for teachers.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Men, who approve of this act of Clement, are not aware that they are approving of a corrupt maxim, with which the enemies of the Jesuits calumniate the society.

From The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion by Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles)