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permitted

[per-mit-id] / pərˈmɪt ɪd /


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Hatton would be permitted to play full-time on the tour because he was one of eight players who paid the fine imposed and agreed to a series of other conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The U.S. is already permitted to expand forces under a 1951 treaty that allows virtually unimpeded access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It was whether federal courts, hemmed in by the modern law of habeas corpus, are permitted to say anything meaningful about that possibility at all.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Under long‑standing arrangements, Jews may visit the compound -- which they revere as the site of the first and second Jewish temples -- but they are not permitted to pray there.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Second, the reconciliation and ensuing correspondence permitted Adams to join Jefferson as the costar of an artfully arranged final act in the revolutionary drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis