as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court
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In 2023, Florida lawmakers unanimously approved expanding KidCare to extend health insurance to more than 40,000 children.—
Daniel Chang,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026 -
She is poised to become a member of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1, if her nomination is approved.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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No telling yet how the WGA’s deal, which leaders arrived to earlier this month quite swiftly and the membership ratified on Friday, will affect the actors’ talks.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Unified School District administrators overwhelmingly ratified a new labor contract with the district, their union announced on Friday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Their experiments confirmed that adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The statement confirmed that the layoffs are a direct result of the HHS not renewing funding to the organization.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Approbated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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