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deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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Limits to what is permissible For those who engage in BDSM, there are limits to what is permissible, said a longtime member of the BDSM community known professionally as Imperatrix Nox.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Whether this is legally permissible is a different question.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
The judge in Latah County who previously presided over the case had ruled the messages and 911 transcript were permissible evidence before the case was moved to Ada County, but the order and associated filings were sealed at the time.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Whether this is legally permissible is a different question.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
The judge in Latah County who previously presided over the case had ruled the messages and 911 transcript were permissible evidence before the case was moved to Ada County, but the order and associated filings were sealed at the time.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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