permitted

Example Sentences

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“All those A’s are going to become A-minuses,” he said, except for A’s permitted by the cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Some churches around the Anglican world have long permitted women bishops, with the first appointed in the United States in 1989.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

That guy wasn’t a permitted camper, insisted Gil.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The second option would’ve added the same provisions as the first, but also permitted buildings as tall as eight stories within a half-mile of 23 transit stops around L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Would slavery be permitted in this massive piece of North America and the new states that would eventually be created from it?

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis