preapproval
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preapprovals
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The bank’s internal review found Bodner had obtained preapproval to take a “client” and the client’s boyfriend to dinner at a local deli, but instead held a party at his home for family and friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Beyond getting preapproval, you can avoid a yo-yo scam by looking for words like “conditional” in the financing contract, according to Bankrate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
The proposal could face pushback from some over-the-counter drugmakers, who aren’t accustomed to preapproval inspections.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
It also meant getting preapproval from authorities, dragging the dugong through security and dressing into its heavy felt in the still-hot desert environment of Dubai’s Expo City, where COP28 is taking place.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
That credit card preapproval, with her name correctly spelled and elegantly italicized, had roused her spirits, made her a little less invisible, a little more present.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
More than a dozen other states have built robust, sustainable school-choice programs on the same foundation: clear rules, sensible phase-in, fund preapprovals, and resources dedicated to core academic expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But what if Medicare were to expands its required preapprovals and employ AI as part of the process?
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026
But they capped the preapprovals at 3,000 apartments and capped overall City Center construction at about 9 million square feet.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Then when the time comes to make a bid, come in armed with bank preapprovals to act fast.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2022
Or it represents simplicity — an end to paperwork, deductibles, co-payments and preapprovals.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2018
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