as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
we don't approve of people who stand in the "12 items or less" lane with 13 items
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Relevance
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accepting
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Cassilly later began accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the board, which led to Norkaitis’ nomination.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Hadis says vendors have recently stopped accepting business cheques and that growing geopolitical tensions are causing sudden shifts in the price of Iran’s currency against the dollar.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Approving (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approving%20%28of%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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