permitted

Example Sentences

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Passenger ferries are also not permitted on the Semliki River, which forms part of the border between DR Congo and Uganda.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The company advised festival-goers travelling by train to only pack what they can comfortably carry and said luggage trolleys will not be permitted on services.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

They argued that what U.S. authorities described as false statements were actually broad assertions that courts have held are permitted under the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The children fell asleep as soon as they were settled in a comfortable spot, but Penelope and Simon were not permitted to leave either.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood