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be permitted

VERB
may
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It would not be permitted to offer investment advisory services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As well as the restriction on face coverings, Hochul announced that ICE agents would no longer be permitted to enter schools, libraries, community centers, polling sites, and other sensitive locations without a judicial warrant.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

On Monday Raúl Castro’s great nephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba’s deputy prime minister, announced that Cubans living abroad would be permitted to invest and become owners of businesses on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If an exemption is granted, Zoox would be permitted to sell and operate its vehicles across state lines.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

This scandalized the gnome, who was of the opinion—not, however, uttered in the hearing of his guests—that the wine should be permitted to breathe.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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