Example Sentences

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Some clients are authorizing him to promise salaries that match or exceed the workers’ Silicon Valley pay—a windfall given China’s lower cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But greater liability would fall on the city if it explicitly said “we are authorizing this to exist,” Bailon explained, which is important to weigh when considering a sanctioned site.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Both scholars deny that they are authorizing judges to change the constitutional meaning.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

Organizing efforts have launched this year at a number of major companies, and private-sector union members are authorizing strikes at a rate rarely seen in modern America.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“If you are authorizing the sale, why not cultivation?,” he said.

From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2021