as in consent
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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New laws seek to prevent the use of digital replicas of Hollywood actors and performers without permission and to allow the estates of dead performers to sue over unauthorized AI use.
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David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Recipe reprinted with permission from the chef and owner of Kinship Butchery & Sundry, Myles Moody.
—The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
People living in the country without legal permission paid more than $1.2 billion in taxes, including $476.3 million in state and local taxes, and $4.3 billion in total spending power in 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Recipe reprinted with permission from the chef and owner of Kinship Butchery & Sundry, Myles Moody.
—The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
People living in the country without legal permission paid more than $1.2 billion in taxes, including $476.3 million in state and local taxes, and $4.3 billion in total spending power in 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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