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Recent Examples of approbation When a substitute teacher at my high school referenced Infowars during class, my friends and I discussed it later with approbation. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024 Saakashvili sought approbation from Western press and American politicians, but that doesn't lessen his achievements. Natalia Antelava, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2013 But this institutional approbation also posed a kind of creative challenge. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 During Barack Obama’s presidency, as Iran’s nuclear program gained speed, the U.S. and Europe piled on sanctions, sometimes with the approbation of China and Russia. Reuel Marc Gerecht, wsj.com, 8 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for approbation
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approval
Noun
  • The Sky transaction has now been approved by the RTL board and will be subject to regulatory approvals.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • The transaction, which has been approved by the board of directors of RTL Group, is subject to regulatory approvals.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 June 2025

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“Approbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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