be allowed

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The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be allowed to enter the venue.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The local authority confirmed that the investigation would take another eight weeks, during which people would not be allowed to return to their homes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Any voter who arrives after the polls have closed may not be allowed to vote, even if voters who were in line to vote before the polls closed are in the process of voting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

All people should be allowed to grow and change their minds, as Platner says he has done since his Reddit-posting days.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“I’m putting in a formal request to be allowed to retrieve the Black Key and bring it under our protection,” says Magnus.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston