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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
approve .
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Examples
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Our common sentiment, in short, "approves" of fellow-feeling only if it has not been extorted by force.
American Thinker 2008
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I use that word satirically, so Sarah Palin approves of it.
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The first thing this Republican legislature approves is to "cut funding for education/" The federal government cannot afford to bail this state out again.
Former Florida GOP chairman under criminal investigation 2010
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The first thing this Republican legislature approves is to "cut funding for education/" The federal government cannot afford to bail this state out again.
Former Florida GOP chairman under criminal investigation 2010
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For one thing, even if the record label approves the song for online distribution, the artist might not be happy with how they performed and will thus not allow it to be distributed.
GigaOM Network 2010
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For one thing, even if the record label approves the song for online distribution, the artist might not be happy with how they performed and will thus not allow it to be distributed.
GigaOM Network 2010
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The esteem of a prince who possesses the virtues which he approves, is the noblest recompense of a deserving subject; and the authority which Julian derived from his personal merit, enabled him to revive and enforce the rigor of ancient discipline.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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But, the court concluded, that doesn’t mean a lack of confusion about the relationship between the service provider and the trademark owner (that is, whether Virgin approves of the ability to use a Virgin handset on a different network).
Flash forward: cellphone lawsuit continues Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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But, the court concluded, that doesn’t mean a lack of confusion about the relationship between the service provider and the trademark owner (that is, whether Virgin approves of the ability to use a Virgin handset on a different network).
Archive 2009-10-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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If you cannot feel that He approves, that is no fit enjoyment for you.
Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Alexander Maclaren 1868
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