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  • past tense form of allow.
  • past participle of allow.
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allowed

[uh-loud] / əˈlaʊd /






ADJECTIVE
licensed
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STRONGEST








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A 29-year-old student in the capital Kabul said a staffer had "visited the classrooms and announced that from now onwards, we are not allowed to bring smartphones to the university".

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The Mexican proposal, made in recent weeks, would expand the tariff-free content allowed in vehicles and lower the top-line tariff rate for North American cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Late on Tuesday, a Palestinian ambulance was finally allowed to reach the families, delivering food and taking one child away for medical treatment.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

They developed a method that allowed the researchers to arrange metabolic reactions from the simplest to the most complex.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Though there were other famous mediums in England, Maggie’s status as one of the originators allowed her to make a decent living.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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