as in authorizes
to make something real, accepted, or official
slang words legitimized by usage
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The emergency proclamation authorizes the Hawaii National Guard to assist civilian authorities and directs all state agencies to cooperate in response efforts.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025 -
The agreement authorizes state police to transport immigrants who have been arrested for immigration violations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cadence is an electronic design software company that enables device and system simulation and has been doing this for decades.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The department is also planning to reduce regulatory burdens on airlines and ticket agents by writing new rules detailing the definition of a flight cancellation that entitles consumers to ticket refunds, as well as revisit rules on ticket pricing and advertising.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Microsoft agreement validates Nebius’s technology and could create opportunities for further partnerships with hyperscalers or enterprises.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This finding validates their hypothesis that the magnetism seen in the cosmic web, even in sparsely populated regions, is a direct legacy of events from the very early universe.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump says the nation’s persistent trade deficit and the flow of fentanyl into the United States qualifies as such an emergency.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, Brentwood city staff had determined that the project qualifies for a categorical exemption.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Legitimizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimizes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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