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the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value
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Recent Examples of sanctioning
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere.
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Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
23 Aug. 2025
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Big 12 administrators also met to consider sanctioning Texas Tech or Sorsby.
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Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations.
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Justin Williams,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
The administration is also sanctioning Díaz-Canel’s wife and Cuba’s unofficial first lady, Lis Cuesta Peraza, and Díaz-Canel’s stepson, Manuel Anido Cuesta, as well as Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Walker-Yeager is alleging that the court is illegally favoring the prosecution in the case by not sanctioning the state for not submitting that information earlier.
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Sofi Zeman
june 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Noun
The City of Boca Raton has no official involvement regarding the sanctioning of the party, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation.
—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere.
—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
As girls’ flag football surges and flag readies for a starring role at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, state officials brace for a broader debate over sanctioning boys’ flag statewide.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Big 12 administrators also met to consider sanctioning Texas Tech or Sorsby.
—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations.
—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
The administration is also sanctioning Díaz-Canel’s wife and Cuba’s unofficial first lady, Lis Cuesta Peraza, and Díaz-Canel’s stepson, Manuel Anido Cuesta, as well as Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis.
—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Walker-Yeager is alleging that the court is illegally favoring the prosecution in the case by not sanctioning the state for not submitting that information earlier.
—
Sofi Zeman
june 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctioning
Noun
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Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.
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One reason ibogaine has struggled to win approval in the past is a lack of financial incentive, Barsuglia said.
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Those discussions moved forward, with the Eagan City Council eventually approving a contentious land-use amendment, which was met with swift pushback from the community.
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The approval layers built are approving decisions that have already been made.
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He was granted permission to travel to New York for the event.
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What the Council's change adds is not access to green finance but permission to badge the whole enterprise, oil growth included, as transition.
Verb
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During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.
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Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.
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In general, Ocasio-Cortez has been cautious with her endorsement strategy and, with a handful of exceptions, has stayed away from getting on the wrong side of Democratic leadership in Washington.
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Advertisements extending beyond traditional commercial breaks to include live presenter endorsements and real-time odds promotions have sparked a fresh wave of indignation, with politicians across the political spectrum calling for tighter controls.
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Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
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Several members of Congress also attended, with the discussion centered on the national security, economic, religious and social implications of confirming that UAPs are alien or even extra-dimensional in origin.
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The traditional image of goalkeepers launching long clearances has disappeared, replaced by players who initiate attacks from the back.
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Pottery Barn has furniture discounts up to 70 percent, plus an extra 20 percent off select clearance items.
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Its recommendations are forwarded to LJCPA for ratification or additional review.
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Amending the Constitution would take a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress ratification by three-quarters of the states.
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“Sanctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctioning. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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