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permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /


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Teens won’t be able to change those settings without permission from a parent who supervises their account.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Billy is the star of the original “Camp Miasma” that Kris is rebooting, and she’s just given Kris permission to be as weird as she needs to be in order to come.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

It resonates in part because pregnant women are routinely handed absolutes with little explanation and expected to comply, so permission to have a little leeway is a welcome relief.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

But getting permission first avoids an expensive argument when you move out.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

“Yeah,” my mouth said without my brain’s permission.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Under these new guidelines, any contributor, including freelancers, living outside the three specified cities would require NOC permissions to cover a story.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

And being vigilant when granting AI agents unrestricted permissions — to use external apps on one’s behalf, or to be able to edit and write with autonomy — might help keep one safe.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

According to Windward, an Iranian radio transmission warned all vessels in the area that any crossing without identification signals or Iranian permissions would be at their own risk.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

What’s more, to actually do something useful, AI needs a lot of “wrapping”: the right data, the right permissions, the right guardrails and defined roles for the humans who oversee it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

We had seen him just this morning in Santiago when we picked up our permissions.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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