as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court
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If Kelesis is not approved or his nomination is withdrawn, Chattah can keep serving for 210 days, Lee argued.—
JESSICA HILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026 -
The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna’s new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company’s application for the first-of-its-kind shot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rumblings about another lockout began almost immediately after the current CBA was ratified, after the owners locked out the players for 99 days, during the 2021-22 offseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Free agency talks are allowed to start March 9 and contracts can be ratified as soon as March 11, including trades.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Approbate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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