permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: the act of permitting
2
: formal consent : authorization
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Examples of permission in a Sentence
They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
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But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
When Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s Palm Beach golf club sought permission to hire temporary foreign workers in July 2024, Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3%.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Writers Guild of America this week sent a letter to major Hollywood studios asking them to take action against tech companies that are using writers’ work to train AI tools without their permission.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Websites and apps that were once open have added paywalls, restricted or closed their APIs, removed their archives, edited past content without permission, and added intrusive banners and ads.
—Chris Dixon, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
When Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s Palm Beach golf club sought permission to hire temporary foreign workers in July 2024, Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3%.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Writers Guild of America this week sent a letter to major Hollywood studios asking them to take action against tech companies that are using writers’ work to train AI tools without their permission.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Websites and apps that were once open have added paywalls, restricted or closed their APIs, removed their archives, edited past content without permission, and added intrusive banners and ads.
—Chris Dixon, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permission. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmish-ən
1
: the act of permitting
2
: the consent of a person in authority
has permission to leave
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