permissive
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"Being too permissive with wild animals has led to an overpopulation of rabbits, deer and wild boar," says Òscar Ordeig, the minister for agriculture, fisheries and food in the regional government of Catalonia.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The provision says that the program “may entail the meaningful financial support” of the investor, which some lobbyists are reading as more permissive than other exceptions that “require” such support.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
But they were worried about permissive Western ideas changing Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
International health bodies, like a British analysis of global alcohol consumption data, show that nations taking stricter stances have seen measurable public‑health gains, complicating the idea that more permissive guidance is inherently “liberating.”
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
This was not mandatory, but permissive; and negotiations could now be opened with the gentlemen at Annapolis.
From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Bellows, Henry W.
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