allowable

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Adding the firing squad in Arizona requires a constitutional amendment because the state’s constitution explicitly describes the sole methods of execution allowable for the state.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Utilities make money by earning a rate of return on their capital investments; if their allowable investments decline, their returns will, too.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Savers 50 and over, meanwhile, can make an additional $8,000 catch-up contribution, bringing their total allowable contribution to $32,500.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

We sized them up, looking for one no taller than 15 feet, the allowable limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The house is obnoxiously huge, like the rest of the houses around it, built out to as close to the edge of the property line as allowable by law.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman