permissive
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The U.S. is a bit of an outlier in its permissive approach to youth indoor tanning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
McArthur counters that the Scottish bill does not follow those "permissive and expansive models" but is instead modelled on stable, tightly-drawn laws in Australia and the US state of Oregon.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
During a panel discussion on humanitarian assistance, Spoljaric said it was up to leaders to make such laws a political prority and adopt a protective interpretation of the laws, rather than a permissive one.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Mr. Dhume may think that the newly minted labor codes’ permissive hiring rules only apply to private firms that have fewer than 300 workers—instead of 100 workers like before—but that’s an oversimplified analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
In many cases the “shall” is only permissive, as when the Code says a widow “shall” marry again.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
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