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reapproval

American  
[ree-uh-proov-uhl] / ˌri əˈpruv əl /

noun

plural

reapprovals
  1. approval or sanction, given for a second or subsequent time.


Example Sentences

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The resolution approved Wednesday urges Metro to reject the revised report and “deny reapproval of the project.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Greenpeace has called on the EU to reject the market reapproval, citing studies indicating that glyphosate may cause cancer and other health problems and could also be toxic to bees.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

First, annual budgets cover only the roughly one-third of federal spending that Congress has decided needs reapproval each year.

From Economist • Jan. 25, 2018

Unless public attitudes change, Detroit schools may lose half of their remaining property tax revenues next year when a 7.5-mill tax comes up for reapproval.

From Time Magazine Archive