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
They will license their sports content to the joint venture on a nonexclusive basis, allowing them to show games elsewhere, like on their linear networks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Carbios does not aim to become a recycler, but will license its process out to other companies, which means it has the potential to spread quickly.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
On Thursday, OpenAI and The Associated Press announced a deal under which the AI company will license AP’s archive of news stories.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
