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- verb Present participle of
preapprove .
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Examples
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Fannie Mae is testing a new program to stave off foreclosures by preapproving "short sales" of homes, in which mortgage companies allow homeowners to sell houses for less than the value of existing loans, forgiving the difference.
Fannie Mae Tests 'Short Sales' as Alternative to Foreclosures 2009
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And beyond traditional approaches, we're also pursuing any and all angles to secure new users and enhance shopping center performance with a series of initiatives ranging from preapproving locations with franchisors to market to potential users, mobile marketing technology and site-specific programs to support mom and pops and ancillary income from cell tower, solar trash management and other programs.
unknown title 2012
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The three officers were cleared of misconduct allegations after the department's Office of Professional Accountability OPA found that the practice of preapproving arrests had been going for 20 to 25 years under other supervisors.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The three officers were cleared of misconduct allegations involving honesty and arrest procedures after the OPA heard testimony that the practice preapproving arrests had been going on for 20 to 25 years.
The Seattle Times 2011
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As often as not, they felt diverting rather than challenging, earnest rather than trenchant, tailor-made for a preselected, preapproving audience that knew what it liked and thought, and that "got" everything pretty fast.
NYT > Home Page By HOLLAND COTTER 2010
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As often as not, they felt diverting rather than challenging, earnest rather than trenchant, tailor-made for a preselected, preapproving audience that knew what it liked and thought, and that "got" everything pretty fast.
NYT > Home Page By HOLLAND COTTER 2010
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However, there's no time limit for preapproving sale terms, meaning the delay in the system could be shifting to the front end of the transaction from the back end.
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However, there's no time limit for preapproving sale terms, meaning the delay in the system could be shifting to the front end of the transaction from the back end.
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However, there's no time limit for preapproving sale terms, meaning the delay in the system could be shifting to the front end of the transaction from the back end.
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We're now trying to be more stringent about preapproving the art that goes into spaces. "
Chicago Reader 2010
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