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permissible

[per-mis-uh-buhl] / pərˈmɪs ə bəl /


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Now, the court is saying this is an affirmatively permissible thing.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In the UK, parties must check donations over £500 are from permissible sources, which include people listed on the UK electoral register and UK-registered companies.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Elsewhere within a 5-foot buffer around the home, known as “Zone Zero,” grass and dispersed plants up to 18 inches tall would be permissible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The case they argued, which the administration accepted, is that unofficial flags can be permissible on certain sites -- as long as their display is justified by a historical context.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

I knew how Nollie had trained her children—but surely, surely now of all times a lie was permissible!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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