permissible
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"The gifts at issue here have nothing to do with any of these individuals' official government duties, and are entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards," the official added.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nirvana had made this small corporate alliance permissible a couple of years earlier, finding a loophole as Cobain wore a T-shirt that read “Corporate Magazines Still Suck” on their Rolling Stone cover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The National Mining Association, the main lobbying group for mining firms in the United States, told AFP it "absolutely supports" the new lower permissible silica exposure limit.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Halal,” meaning permissible under Islamic law, is a designation most typically associated with procedures for animal slaughter and with the absence of pork or alcohol in consumable products.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The tawny eyebrows, the butterscotch complexion—here they were again, in permissible form.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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