as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
could not begin the project without the boss's imprimatur
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Noun
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DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese tech giants ByteDance and Tencent have been granted conditional approvals by Beijing to purchase a certain amount of H200s, Reuters reported last month, citing anonymous sources.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
In her role as Department of Children and Families secretary, Harris usually oversaw the charity’s grant approvals, but may not have known about these transactions, Hay said.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gifts, goodies and favors can come to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to the messages, Epstein and Josephson relied on each other for favors and advice.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Imprimaturs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprimaturs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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