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as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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as in to let
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion
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Recent Examples of permit
Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Co-owners also would be permitted to invite up to 24 guests during their weeklong stay, including children.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The 81-year-old Burke, caught red-handed shaking down businesses needing city permits and approvals, got the same two-year penalty that Menendez is seeking.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Faster permitting for pipelines and other infrastructure would help alleviate bottlenecks, thereby improving the economics of drilling in maturing shale basins.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Co-owners also would be permitted to invite up to 24 guests during their weeklong stay, including children.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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What To Know On Sunday, Newsom signed an executive order that suspends requirements for permits and reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Coastal Act for properties that were substantially damaged or destroyed in the fires.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The 81-year-old Burke, caught red-handed shaking down businesses needing city permits and approvals, got the same two-year penalty that Menendez is seeking.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, both Finland and Poland passed legislation that allows border officials to turn back asylum seekers at their land borders.Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Dolphins defense quietly put together an impressive season, finishing in the top 10 in total yards and points allowed.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Campbell wouldn’t let the players — or himself, for that matter — soak in last season’s stirring run to the NFC Championship Game.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Close your eyes and let your imagination run wild on all the ways to address a problem.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Calmer winds enabled firefighters to start gaining some control of the biggest blazes in metropolitan Los Angeles on Friday before gusty weather returns over the weekend to an area that hasn't seen rain in more than eight months.MANUEL VALDES, JULIE WATSON, JOHN SEEWER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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By partnering with providers that share their eco-conscious values, Guide to Iceland enables travelers to explore responsibly.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, has said the EU will not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Not surprisingly, reporting struggles abound and are only exacerbated by boards which tolerate excuse-making and blame-shifting rationalizations.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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By 2022, Chinese companies led in U.S. patents issued to foreign companies, receiving 40,000 patents compared with fewer than 2,000 for U.K. companies.Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
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Wong, with his partners at Penn State and Carnegie Mellon University, has been granted two U.S. patents and has others pending for processes to manufacture synthetic counterparts to brochosomes.Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, massive fires have multiple origin points, especially amid the sort of weather L.A. has experienced recently, with Santa Ana winds blowing at unusually high speeds.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Even in that drive, the Broncos had a pair of rushing attempts that went for 5 yards or more.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Mixon and Collins Houston wide receiver Nico Collins caught seven passes Saturday and had a franchise playoff-record 122 receiving yards against the Chargers.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Registration must be completed by Feb. 24, and then the pass is valid through Dec. 31.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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