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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
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Also contentious was last year’s jailing of former Trade Minister Thomas Lembong over sugar import permits a decade ago despite no evidence of personal financial gain.
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Chandra Asmara,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
In January, the developers filed a Land Development Construction Plan permit at 1901 South Blvd.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
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Swift and Kelce are hosting an event in the Garden’s Infosys Theater for 100 people on Thursday, reported to be a rehearsal dinner, and a larger, black-tie event in the arena Friday for between 500 to 999 attendees, according to the city permits.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Also contentious was last year’s jailing of former Trade Minister Thomas Lembong over sugar import permits a decade ago despite no evidence of personal financial gain.
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Chandra Asmara,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
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The 18-year-old is also accused of driving on a highway without a driver's licence or permit, according to ABC.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
In January, the developers filed a Land Development Construction Plan permit at 1901 South Blvd.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
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They both were granted bail, allowing Brown to go on with his stadium tour this year.
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The University of California Health system and Cigna, facing a July 1 deadline to reach a new contract covering a large group of Sacramento-area patients, have agreed to an extension to allow more time for negotiations.
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Officials advise the public to give bears space and not let pets bother them.
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The method lets scientists detect extremely weak electric and magnetic fields that can interfere with fragile quantum states.
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That political independence has enabled the Fed to make decisions that might be unpopular in the short term, but that have the best interests of the US economy in mind for the long term.
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The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out, subject to Transportation Security Administration regulations.
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Beyond that, a truce means whatever the negotiators will tolerate as long as none backs out of talks.
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Today’s challenge is building genuine relationships, creating strong global teams, and leveraging diversity rather than merely tolerating it.
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Remaining federal funding went mostly to scientific research, the results of which universities could now patent for additional revenue.
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According to the company, the filing forms part of a broader patent strategy spanning plasma confinement, reactor architecture, manufacturing methods, diagnostics, and power delivery technologies.
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The landmark property celebrates the style of the sixties, when air travel still had a spark of glamor.
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The Chiefs have a world championship banner hanging atop the press box.
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Not only were the rules misapplied, according to an expert referee with years of elite experience, but similar plays during this tournament have been ignored.
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The source emphasized that the Omanis have maintained their commitment to let shipping traffic pass without tolls and noted that the proposal did not contain any mandatory tolls.
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As halftime neared, Balogun found a hole in the Bosnian defense and received a nice pass from Malik Tillman.
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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