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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licensed
Kathleen Daly, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Families of nine girls killed in the July 4, 2025, flash flood at Camp Mystic have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against six Texas health officials, alleging regulators failed to enforce mandatory evacuation plan requirements for licensed youth camps.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Alexa Shrake, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
While the group was not officially licensed, Nike’s on-the-nose designs helped get the story across and resulted in one of the more memorable collections of the 2000s.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Seek the support of your healthcare provider and a licensed therapist if symptoms of anxiety, burnout, or depression are ongoing.
—Kathleen Daly, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Families of nine girls killed in the July 4, 2025, flash flood at Camp Mystic have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against six Texas health officials, alleging regulators failed to enforce mandatory evacuation plan requirements for licensed youth camps.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
According to the complaint, DSHS inspected and licensed the nearly century-old camp annually, including two days before the flood that killed 27 campers and counselors.
—Alexa Shrake, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
While the group was not officially licensed, Nike’s on-the-nose designs helped get the story across and resulted in one of the more memorable collections of the 2000s.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
Adjective
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Beyond companies such as TurboTax and H&R Block, taxpayers can also hire licensed professionals, such as certified public accountants.—
Adriana Morga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Exceptions are made for nonprofit organizations and certified fundraisers.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The transition, even under the best of circumstances, was going to be complicated, given the relatively short eight-month timeline to switch over a million retail fiber customers and 4 million enabled fiber locations in 11 states.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Haber-Bosch process, which enabled the mass production of both fertilizer and explosives, was invented in 1909, five years before war shattered Europe.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hacker wanted Claude to conduct penetration testing on the Mexican federal tax authority, a type of authorized cyberattack intended to find flaws.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The report will be securely filed with FinCEN, who will maintain them on a secure database with strict limits on authorized access and use.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Supporting Youth and Education Committee was tasked with developing after-school programs and education initiatives that empowered young people and offered educational opportunities for all students.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court had ruled that the Clean Air Act empowered the EPA to act.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Since the recall became part of the California Constitution in 1911, there have been 55 attempts to recall a governor, but only two have ever qualified for the ballot.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to a recent report from the Department of Economic and Community Development, only one company — Cigna — has qualified for the state’s data center tax incentive program.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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PragerU is not an accredited university, but curriculum materials from its PragerU Kids division, on American history, civics, and financial literacy, are approved for optional classroom use in eleven mostly right-leaning states.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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The planned mortgage tokens, which propose to grant yield to their holders, will at first be available just for accredited investors.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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