permitted
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In their submission to the court, the government said: "Libya was permitted to transfer the defendant to the United States under any method it chose."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Used as an estimation of casualties — just put a number in front, “20 NAZA”— it suggests a battle calculation that has permitted the detachment of moral consquences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
State utility commissions across the country have approved and permitted substantial amounts of electric transmission infrastructure in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
They must also show how they prevent children permitted to use their services from encountering content deemed harmful for them.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Although they never permitted matters to come to bloodshed, they still fostered these quarrels between them so that those citizens would not unite against them, being busy with their own disputes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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