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be permitted

VERB
may
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Ships carrying humanitarian supplies, Centcom says, will be permitted, but "subject to inspection."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

That it got made before the strict enforcement of the Production Code allowed for a few more liberties than would shortly be permitted, but its bedrock slyness and winking tone are elemental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

On Monday Raúl Castro’s great nephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba’s deputy prime minister, announced that Cubans living abroad would be permitted to invest and become owners of businesses on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

However, it has confirmed that household pets would not be permitted.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

We dismissed our advocates under the correct assumption that an accused, in the absence of representation, would be permitted to address the court.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela