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In 2025, the maximum contribution allowable to 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plans is $23,500.
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Lina Storm, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Changes included allowing women to wear earrings, men to use nail polish, and increasing the allowable body fat percentage for new Air Force recruits, from 20 percent to 26 percent for men and from 28 percent to 36 percent for women.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Vargas was technically sentenced to a year in county jail, the maximum allowable, but allowed to participate in a house arrest program with GPS monitoring.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The maximum number of allowable multi-family dwellings was lowered to 950, down from 1,399, Copeland said.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Lina Storm, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Changes included allowing women to wear earrings, men to use nail polish, and increasing the allowable body fat percentage for new Air Force recruits, from 20 percent to 26 percent for men and from 28 percent to 36 percent for women.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Vargas was technically sentenced to a year in county jail, the maximum allowable, but allowed to participate in a house arrest program with GPS monitoring.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The maximum number of allowable multi-family dwellings was lowered to 950, down from 1,399, Copeland said.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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