sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
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The construction would occur in a historic district, so the Historic Preservation Commission has to sign off.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Stricklin signed off on Napier’s plan to hire an army of analysts that is one of the largest, if not the largest, in the country.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Paoletta signed off on a memo authorizing the freeze.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Paoletta signed off on a memo authorizing the freeze.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Stricklin signed off on Napier’s plan to hire an army of analysts that is one of the largest, if not the largest, in the country.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Paoletta signed off on a memo authorizing the freeze.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Paoletta signed off on a memo authorizing the freeze.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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