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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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The first patch that fell off had been on my butt, one of three permissible canvases for estradiol patches, the other two being abdomen and thigh.
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Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
One reason is that previous cases expanding permissible aid to religious organizations have used what is called the child-benefit test: The students or their parents, rather than the institutions themselves, like St. Isidore, are the primary beneficiaries of the government funds.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: In each case, it can be done only by sending a special message to Congress under a section of the act that specifically says that policy disagreements are not permissible reasons.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
One of these issues is substantive, being the issue of whether the CTA is a permissible exercise by Congress of its powers under the Commerce Clause.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
One reason is that previous cases expanding permissible aid to religious organizations have used what is called the child-benefit test: The students or their parents, rather than the institutions themselves, like St. Isidore, are the primary beneficiaries of the government funds.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: In each case, it can be done only by sending a special message to Congress under a section of the act that specifically says that policy disagreements are not permissible reasons.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
One of these issues is substantive, being the issue of whether the CTA is a permissible exercise by Congress of its powers under the Commerce Clause.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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