license
noun
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
will license
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future tenseof license.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Under the the deal proposed by Washington, ByteDance will license its artificial intelligence recommendation technology to a newly created U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
As part of the deal, OpenAI will license more than 200 characters from Disney so that users can create AI-generated videos in Sora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The streaming giant will license music from the three record labels which make up the vast majority of the industry: Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Twelve is partnering with Emerging Fuels Technology, based in Tulsa, Okla., which will license its approved process for turning the syngas into jet fuel.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Estée Lauder, however, will license Tom Ford’s fashion to a third party: Zegna, the Italian group.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
