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permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /


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A group of amateur astronomers have been given permission to set up a mini-observatory at a village hall.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He is also charged with entering or remaining in Dover Docks without having lawful business or permission, the documents say.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Muse’s ability to theoretically shop anywhere with user permission means retailers are out of time to start making decisions, Perry said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But for that to happen, they will need to get permission from their bosses — that is, the city’s voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Mom filled out the permission slip, but forgot to sign, so I did it for her.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Muse engineers said the bot had exploited a permissions setting on his Mac computer he didn’t realize was applicable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But the immediate fixes are possibly more mundane: more landing stations, greater geographical diversity, faster permissions, protected cable routes and an Indian repair capability.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Each Cisco agent pulls relevant context about an employee in real time through secure enterprise connectors based on existing user permissions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

According to Windward, an Iranian radio transmission warned all vessels in the area that any crossing without identification signals or Iranian permissions would be at their own risk.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

And he was known to be fastidious about not granting permissions until he could be confident his shows would be produced to a certain standard.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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