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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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Glancing at someone in a public place is always permissible; there’s often a fleeting moment of mutual acknowledgment — perhaps a slight nod or smile — before both parties look away.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
With a conservative Supreme Court majority, challenges to him overstepping permissible powers may ultimately be knocked down, Jones said.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Plans by the new owner of basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s former mansion to sell $1 million co-ownership interests in the property appear legally permissible, Highland Park officials said Monday.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The circuit court noted that the ban would have been permissible if it had only been placed on the cultivation and production of hemp products in the state.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
With a conservative Supreme Court majority, challenges to him overstepping permissible powers may ultimately be knocked down, Jones said.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Plans by the new owner of basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s former mansion to sell $1 million co-ownership interests in the property appear legally permissible, Highland Park officials said Monday.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The circuit court noted that the ban would have been permissible if it had only been placed on the cultivation and production of hemp products in the state.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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