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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Second, this lack of clarity creates a permission structure for mental shortcuts and binary thinking instead of cultivating the analytical reasoning that health decisions require.
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Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Olivo said the teen had asked his family for permission to go out Saturday night, setting a midnight curfew for his return home.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Always verify app details, check reviews and be cautious about app permissions before installation.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
However, given its complexity and the deference courts show to administrative determinations, a speaker wishing to avoid criminal liability threats and the heavy costs of defending against FEC enforcement must ask a governmental agency for prior permission to speak.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Olivo said the teen had asked his family for permission to go out Saturday night, setting a midnight curfew for his return home.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Always verify app details, check reviews and be cautious about app permissions before installation.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
However, given its complexity and the deference courts show to administrative determinations, a speaker wishing to avoid criminal liability threats and the heavy costs of defending against FEC enforcement must ask a governmental agency for prior permission to speak.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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