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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If a judge signs off on the request by prosecutors, Martinez’s charge will be at least the fourth charge against someone that has been dismissed since agents came to the city for a week in November, masked and armed, and arrested people in public parking lots and outside a church.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Village trustees must still sign off on any final plans for any work at Village Hall or for a new police station.
—Alice Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
After playing parts of three big-league seasons in Seattle, Trammell was signed off waivers by the Dodgers, then signed off waivers by the Yankees before eventually being acquired by the Astros for cash considerations following the 2024 season.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
In August the city signed off on the plan to build the roughly 446-stall parking structure atop 20,000 square feet of street-level commercial space.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Village trustees must still sign off on any final plans for any work at Village Hall or for a new police station.
—Alice Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
After playing parts of three big-league seasons in Seattle, Trammell was signed off waivers by the Dodgers, then signed off waivers by the Yankees before eventually being acquired by the Astros for cash considerations following the 2024 season.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
In August the city signed off on the plan to build the roughly 446-stall parking structure atop 20,000 square feet of street-level commercial space.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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