permitting
Example Sentences
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The larger permitting challenges frequently arise when federal approvals are required, particularly when projects cross federal lands or otherwise trigger federal regulatory or legal review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Miracle of miracles, a draft bipartisan permitting bill emerged in the Senate last week that—dare to hope—could pass in the lame duck session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Another thing about permitting reform: No one has ever discovered a way to make a joke involving the words permitting reform, and we’re not about to try.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
The gradual emergence of mazelike permitting processes further slowed more ambitious new refining projects, at least in some areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
I walk slowly around the gallery, sipping at my glass of wine, permitting myself to look at the show, for the first time really.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
