reauthorize
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Clayton will need to work with Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expired in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Health insurers often won’t reauthorize the medications if someone hasn’t lost 5% of their body weight after five or six months.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Lawmakers voted last year to reauthorize the cap-and-invest program — formerly known as cap-and-trade — through 2045.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
There was a time when it would routinely reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and help ensure Black people could vote.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024
Those are among the benefits for travelers in the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five more years, which Congress is expected to pass.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
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