macOS "Verifying Microsoft [Excel/Word/Powerpoint].app" over and over again Here's the problem I'm having with Microsoft Office apps:

I see this dialog several times a month when I launch Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint.
Very frequently, the verification process hangs, and I need to force-quit.
Even when it succeeds, it often takes several minutes or more.
Worse yet, even after it succeeds, it's often only a matter of a few days or weeks before macOS seems to need to reverify the app again. (I.e., if the Mac is &quot;whitelisting&quot; the app once it successfully verifies it - that whitelist only lasts for a few days or weeks).
Needless to say, this is extremely annoying.
I appreciate that MacOs is trying to keep my computer safe from malicious viruses and programs. However, is there a way to ensure that, once whitelisted, a program can remain whitelisted?
In case it's relevant, I'm running macOS Big Sur (v. 11.2.3), and v. 16.49 of the Microsoft Office for Mac apps.
Press Command + Space and type terminal and press enter .
Then type these commands :
sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/app

To find path of your app just simply drag the app to terminal .
Press enter and run this command too .
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/app

Press enter .