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international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Bordeaux added several hybrids to allowable grape varieties in 2023, including Sauvignac, Souvignier Gris, Floréal, Vidoc, and the aforementioned Voltis, all for their ability to ward off disease in seasons that are increasingly hot and wet.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
This season, state regulations also limit fishermen to 60 percent of their allowable crab pots.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers this year slashed the CFPB's maximum allowable funding, meaning the agency may face tighter funding constraints regardless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
This season, state regulations also limit fishermen to 60 percent of their allowable crab pots.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers this year slashed the CFPB's maximum allowable funding, meaning the agency may face tighter funding constraints regardless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Prescriptions filled after someone has paid the maximum allowable amount will cost them nothing at all.
—Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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