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The strategy allowed disco DJs to use the longer album versions, erasing the possibility that a turntable needle would drift into the next track.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It is understood there was no issue with the power bank, but regulations state power banks are not allowed to be charging in the hold during a flight.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
McGovern gave no indication as to when the 40,000 people who had been forced from their homes — many into shelters — due to evacuation orders would be allowed to return.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
After tests in a provincial laboratory failed to pinpoint Ebola as the source, the disease and accompanying psychosis were both allowed to spread in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
We weren’t allowed to take off our blazers in school, even when it was hot, so mine always got stained from the sweat.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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