be granted

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This permission could be granted or denied on a day-by-day, ship-by-ship basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"If that were the test, then no licensed premises would be granted permissions."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But Taylor’s stasis is interrupted by the news that he may be granted early parole.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

US officials suggested early in the blockade that certain vessels would be granted exemptions on humanitarian grounds, but did not specify the exact conditions.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

She persuaded Whipple that she would return to Mount Vernon—but only on the condition that she would be granted her freedom.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis