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to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value
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Recent Examples of sanctioning
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 Jan. 2026
The bill was viewed as sanctioning discrimination against the LGBTQ community and later amended.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
That’s what makes the sanctioning vote so critical.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Yet, the jury criminalized one set of transactions while sanctioning the other, without any meaningful legal standard to distinguish between them.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Treasury is also sanctioning dozens of subsidiaries of Rosneft and Lukoil.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
This could include sanctioning, censuring or suspending a judge, or recommending a judge be removed from office.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Harris poll found that nearly three-quarters of Republicans (73 percent) supported arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia, which was marginally higher than the 72 percent of Democrats who agreed with these measures.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Despite their rifts, the permanent members of the Security Council still agree on a wide range of subjects from aid operations to sanctioning jihadists.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, Crawford was stripped of the World Boxing Council super middleweight title for allegedly failing to pay sanctioning fees for his last two fighst.
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The sanctioning body did so for several reasons.
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Warner possesses valuable European sports rights that would require government approvals to sell.—
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Several Japanese companies, including Toyota, are investing roughly $7 billion (1 trillion yen) in local battery production, supported by government certifications such as METI approval for domestic manufacturing of solid-state batteries.—
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
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As expected, Tesla shareholders did a truly unprecedented thing, approving a pay package for Elon Musk that could, over the next decade, turn the CEO into the world’s first trillionaire.—
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Hunt 0234 is valid on private and public lands in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, but private only in the southern Lower Peninsula, as well as Fort Custer military lands, with permission.—
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At oral arguments, the justices expressed scepticism that the White House has the power to impose taxes on trade without the permission of Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).—
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America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.—
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Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to keep production levels steady through the end of March, once again ratifying a decision first made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of swift increases.—
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Stewart’s endorsement list also includes more than 30 current and former selectmen and town council members, more than 20 local Republican chairs, and 16 state central committee members, among others.—
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The big, black dot represents Keaton’s endorsement of Hudson Grace’s iconic symbol.—
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SwitchBot positioned the Onero H1 as a practical household assistant rather than a showcase robot, confirming that pre-orders would open following CES as part of its broader smart home automation ecosystem.—
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The medical team carries out a detailed diagnosis of the patient’s hair-loss pattern and donor capacity before confirming the number of grafts and the technique.—
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Since receiving medical clearance from the league, Kawamura has been able to successfully participate in practices with the Windy City Bulls in the G League.—
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Below, experts share essential tips for shopping the clearance section of your local plant nursery, along with helpful rescue care tips.—
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If lawmakers in both chambers agree to a date, the Senate could vote on it and then send it back to the House for ratification.—
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Yet, after its ratification in 1870, Southern states set about trying to circumvent the amendment's intent by devising new ways to shape, control, and limit voting.—
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“Sanctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctioning. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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