be permitted

Example Sentences

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Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

As well as the restriction on face coverings, Hochul announced that ICE agents would no longer be permitted to enter schools, libraries, community centers, polling sites, and other sensitive locations without a judicial warrant.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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

"You must leave this city soon, Daenerys Targaryen, or you will never be permitted to leave it at all."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin