sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
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The data center will include an Oncor substation, according to the tax agreement proposal, and ERCOT, the state’s power grid, has signed off on the development.
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
In the end, a judge signed off on the temporary restraining order, requiring Mustafa to keep 100 yards away from Olivera, her son and their home, TMZ reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The state’s Department of Housing and Community Development signed off on it in 2023.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Already, the commission has permits from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the other agencies that needed to sign off on the bridge’s removal.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
In the end, a judge signed off on the temporary restraining order, requiring Mustafa to keep 100 yards away from Olivera, her son and their home, TMZ reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The state’s Department of Housing and Community Development signed off on it in 2023.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Already, the commission has permits from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the other agencies that needed to sign off on the bridge’s removal.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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