as in certified
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licensed
Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Bourbon distilleries continue to crop up all over the state, the Kentucky Distillers Association announced in mid-November, and the state is now home to 115 licensed distilling locations in 40 Kentucky counties.
—Gege Reed, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Jacki Post Ashkin of Jewish Community Services, a licensed social worker, provides counseling for couples or families from different faith backgrounds where one member is Jewish.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The Spa The Island Retreat is home to a Wellness Center, which is unsurprising given that Falk is a certified Pilates instructor and her husband was a licensed massage therapist.
—Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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The site connects users with licensed practitioners in TrueMed’s network who can write letters of medical necessity for items such as exercise bikes, supplements and cold plunge pools.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Bourbon distilleries continue to crop up all over the state, the Kentucky Distillers Association announced in mid-November, and the state is now home to 115 licensed distilling locations in 40 Kentucky counties.
—Gege Reed, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Jacki Post Ashkin of Jewish Community Services, a licensed social worker, provides counseling for couples or families from different faith backgrounds where one member is Jewish.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The Spa The Island Retreat is home to a Wellness Center, which is unsurprising given that Falk is a certified Pilates instructor and her husband was a licensed massage therapist.
—Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Office of Medical Cannabis offers an authorized practitioner directory on its website where potential medical card applicants can search for a certified doctor by city, county, zip code or specialty.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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This week, Browns Canyon National Monument became a certified International Dark Sky Park, a designation that recognizes its clear, inky-black skies and lack of light pollution.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Office of Medical Cannabis offers an authorized practitioner directory on its website where potential medical card applicants can search for a certified doctor by city, county, zip code or specialty.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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Congo’s health ministry has issued a public statement instructing people not to handle the remains of anyone who died after experiencing flu-like symptoms without the involvement of authorized health authorities.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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