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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Rezonings are approved all the time.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Beyond the major races, Democrats swept state Supreme Court contests in Pennsylvania and won ballot initiatives in Colorado and Maine, where voters approved gun safety measures and rejected stricter voter ID laws.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, the new US governmental framework famously included a clause in its First Amendment to prevent any laws that infringed on the freedom of the press.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The United States has also signed but not ratified the deal.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Approbate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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