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allowed

[uh-loud] / əˈlaʊd /






ADJECTIVE
licensed
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Antonyms
STRONGEST








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But a Palestinian Muslim guard, Mohammed Basha Abdulghani, kept it safe in return for being allowed to live in part of the building.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

On the mound Wednesday, he allowed three earned runs in 6⅔ innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Such efforts weren’t previously allowed to be counted in calculations toward reaching SBTi-approved climate targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, memory chip makers have benefited from supply shortages that have allowed them to raise prices, but Kim expects memory prices to eventually decline as deployments kick off later next year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I wasn’t even allowed to pick up a shovel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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