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Six example sentences with sanction, each labelled with its topic.
The league refused to sanction the exhibition tour, so the players could not wear team uniforms during it.
Basketball
The city council voted to sanction the tower, granting the permits that had been withheld for almost three years.
Architecture
The academy agreed to sanction the expedition, lending its name and its research vessel to the young team.
Science
The judge agreed to sanction the settlement, and the payments to the tenants began the following month.
Law
Parliament voted to sanction the new border crossing, ending a decade in which traders had to detour two hundred miles.
Politics
The composer's estate would not sanction the remix, so the DJ released the track with a different melody.
Music
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Found in 13 published word lists
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- United States Courts glossaryAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- Barron's 333 GRE High-Frequency WordsRecognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized
- PrepScholar 357 GRE WordsRecognized
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
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