finalizations

noun

plural of finalization
as in formalizations

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  1. sanctions
  2. approvals
  3. rubber stamps
  4. supports
  5. endorsements
  6. votes
  7. backings
Noun
  • The effects of war, sanctions and the worst drought in forty years have taken a toll on Iran’s poor.
    — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In June, the House overrode Republican leadership to pass its own version of a sanctions and Ukraine aid package.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of sanctions
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  • OpenAI last week made national headlines by announcing a $20 billion data center complex near Savannah that already had its local approvals in order, leaving few barriers for the tech giant to clear.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Why This Changes Who Wins Operators need to map long-term infrastructure capacity, grid headroom, water availability and substation backlogs while identifying which approvals will create delays if sequenced incorrectly.
    — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of approvals
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  • Moreno enjoyed watching the kids decorate their sketchbooks, cleaning the rubber stamps when they were finished.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • There will be more rubber stamps on the way, as other shops still lag.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of rubber stamps
Noun
  • Concave center Some pillows have an inward-curving center that has wide side supports.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • In that setting, visibility supports decision-making, and decision-making supports resilience.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of supports
Noun
  • The endorsements demonstrate the credibility Nixon has cultivated with fellow Democrats in Florida, even as donors flock toward Vindman.
    — Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Key endorsements in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary for progressive Abdul El-Sayed and moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsements
Noun
  • As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America.
    — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • With that seeming wide sweep of support, the bill passed the state Assembly in May by a vote of 74 to 0, with six votes not recorded.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of votes
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  • The company’s multiple backings have helped the troubled chipmaker bounce back after shares hit the lowest in over a decade earlier this year.
    — Jaures Yip, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of backings
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