be permitted
Example Sentences
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“No other public institution would be permitted to operate in this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Perpetual futures, also called “perps,” let small investors take risky bets with much more leverage than would typically be permitted in traditional products.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
It added that Min Aung Hlaing reiterated Myanmar's assurance that its territory "would not be permitted to be used against India's security interests", while Modi reaffirmed India's support for Myanmar's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 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
He knew that Kreacher could not be permitted to go and live with Bellatrix Lestrange, but the idea of owning him, of having responsibility for the creature that had betrayed Sirius, was repugnant.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
