as in acceptable
that may be permitted
international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Recent Examples of allowable
Rising cases, emerging lawsuits In 2016, during the period one of us (David Michaels) served as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, the agency reduced the allowable level of workplace exposure to airborne silica dust.
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David Michaels,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Rosen said the agreement means Boelter can receive the longest possible prison term allowable under the law.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
Landa is seeking a variance from the Association to increase the allowable floor area ratio, or building square footage, from 60% to 90% lot coverage.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
In 2021, the EPA accused the company of failing to perform daily checks of a chemical tank, not containing MMA, for 25 days, failing to properly label hazardous material and having excessive levels of volatile organic compounds — 20 times the allowable limit — near a vent.
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Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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David Michaels,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Rosen said the agreement means Boelter can receive the longest possible prison term allowable under the law.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
Landa is seeking a variance from the Association to increase the allowable floor area ratio, or building square footage, from 60% to 90% lot coverage.
—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
In 2021, the EPA accused the company of failing to perform daily checks of a chemical tank, not containing MMA, for 25 days, failing to properly label hazardous material and having excessive levels of volatile organic compounds — 20 times the allowable limit — near a vent.
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Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowable
Adjective
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Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, and that's not acceptable for Independence Day.
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Trump administration officials have repeatedly said a toll system would not be acceptable.
Adjective
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The Clock Is Becoming A Real Market Force Of the 251 SPACs currently hunting for targets, a meaningful cohort is approaching the end of its permissible search window.
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An early-stage concept would be creating a short time period ahead of a sport’s transfer-portal window for permissible contact.
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The more consequential intervention is about the rules by which literary evidence becomes admissible.
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Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination.
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Months of legal jostling leading up to the hearing centered largely on media access.
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Lawyers remained advocates for private clients, but Wilson increasingly described them as participants in preserving the legal order upon which republican government depended.
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allowable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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