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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With the company’s board and multiple proxy advisory firms urging shareholders to vote yes, the deal is expected to be approved, moving Paramount closer to taking over its much bigger rival.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026 -
With this proposal approved, the city can now negotiate the fine print with the Cowboys before closing the deal in 2028.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment, ratified in 1967, filled another gap, creating a formal process for presidential incapacitation and vice-presidential replacement.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The three wrote the letters to help get the Constitution ratified.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Approbate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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