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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Customer outcomes specific enough to quote, product capability the engineering lead will sign off on, analyst recognition, third-party review sites, earned media depth in the publications AI systems read.
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Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Presumably, Potgieter did not sign off on the moniker.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
That same day, a judge signed off on an order dissolving Kendra's no-contact order.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Every school president has to sign off on it.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Presumably, Potgieter did not sign off on the moniker.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
That same day, a judge signed off on an order dissolving Kendra's no-contact order.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Every school president has to sign off on it.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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