variants
also licencing
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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also licencing
as in license
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Verb
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The club wisely played the long game, enabling us to compete in a changing financial landscape.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025 -
The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tea suffered a major data breach, revealing users' drivers' licenses, direct messages, selfies and other sensitive information.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
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Allies of President Donald Trump are rallying behind Jeff Clark, a former senior Justice Department official now working in the White House, after the D.C. Bar recommended he be permanently stripped of his law license for his role in efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The next step in the case would be the High Court of Cassation in France authorizing criminal proceedings.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The committee has written authorizing legislation to mandate this, Cruz reminded Isaacman.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, students are not allowed to use the devices during class, unless a teacher gives them permission for educational, health or emergency purposes.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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For Father's Day this year, the dad of two shared that he was given the greatest gift – permission to share his favorite photo of his wife.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Spain’s victory was overshadowed by then-President of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, who grabbed and kissed player Jenni Hermoso without her consent.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 July 2025
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Approval of the traffic circle construction contract was on the City Council’s June 24 agenda’s consent calendar, which is a list of items usually approved as a routine matter without discussion.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
Noun
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With an installation cost of $500,000, according to a conservancy spokesperson, they were designed to specifications in the American Barriers Act that stipulate parameters for height, clearance, wheelchair space and other criteria.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
17 July 2025
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Kaye was a veteran entertainment industry professional, with music supervision, clearance, and consulting credits stretching back to season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired in 1998.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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This growing alliance challenges U.S. influence across the Middle East, even as Washington steps up sanctions enforcement.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Graham has said the president would be allowed to waive the sanctions, for 180 days, and could also renew a waiver.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The settlement was widely criticized as a financial concession to facilitate the studio's pending sale to Skydance Media, which requires regulatory approval from the Trump administration.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Fortune can confirm, however, that fear of Huawei was the issue that triggered the approval for the merger.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Licensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensing. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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