be permitted
Example Sentences
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Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
The field narrowed after several groups objected to an election law which set the conditions under which candidates would be permitted to stand.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 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
It was nearly as good as actually having the toys to be permitted to look at them through the glass window.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
