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allowable

[uh-lau-uh-buhl] / əˈlaʊ ə bəl /


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He gave the maximum allowable to support the campaigns of El-Sayed and Bush, and also supported Junaid Ahmed’s failed primary bid in the Illinois 8th Congressional District, as well as Platner’s campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’ll call Burgum and tell him it’s allowable in Nevada’—that’s as simple as it was.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

But developers found it more profitable to subsidize 100% of their units at the smallest allowable discount, a rent affordable to households at 60% of median income.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Only 4% of workers made after-tax contributions and took advantage of in-plan Roth conversions, even though there has been wider adoption by companies to make this advanced move allowable.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

The house is obnoxiously huge, like the rest of the houses around it, built out to as close to the edge of the property line as allowable by law.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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