How many you use context to figure out what the word sanctioned means

i think its,

b) the narrator's mental state is anguished.

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its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

d

explanation:

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.