permitted

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Perpetual futures, also called “perps,” let small investors take risky bets with much more leverage than would typically be permitted in traditional products.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A national “positive list” of which animals citizens are legally permitted to keep as pets.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

One possibility is a credit line from Qatar, collateralized by the Iranian revenue sitting in the country, if such a maneuver were permitted by the Trump administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

During the sentencing hearing, Judge William Mousley KC said the pathologist had said that "no emergency medical treatment would have permitted access to the bleeding vein".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Nhamo hurried down the hill and jat as close to Donkeyberry as the old creature permitted.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer