allowable

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In recent years, the allowable uses of 529s have expanded beyond higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The EPA's actions on E15 and E10 go into effect on May 1 -- the agency's official start of the summer season -- for 20 days, the maximum allowable under the Clean Air Act.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Adding the firing squad in Arizona requires a constitutional amendment because the state’s constitution explicitly describes the sole methods of execution allowable for the state.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“We do not reduce the parent’s benefit amount because it is not part of the maximum allowable amount,” the Social Security Administration said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

Of course, for such a thing to happen, there has to be a kind of acquiescence on the part of the victims, some submerged belief that this treatment is deserved, or at least allowable.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston