as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Voters were also in favor of keeping phones out of classrooms, with 79% of respondents approving of cellphone bans in K-12 classrooms, CPI said.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to designate a group as a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, with the governor and three other members of the Florida Cabinet approving or rejecting the designation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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European lawmakers on Monday delayed a vote on ratifying the pact to seek clarification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider have observed particles emerging directly from empty space for the first time, confirming a long-standing prediction of quantum chromodynamics.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is no data confirming the total number of homeschoolers in Connecticut, which is one of 12 states with little regulation of homeschooling.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Approbating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbating. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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