be permitted
Example Sentences
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Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Hatton would be permitted to play full-time on the tour because he was one of eight players who paid the fine imposed and agreed to a series of other conditions.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
On Monday Raúl Castro’s great nephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba’s deputy prime minister, announced that Cubans living abroad would be permitted to invest and become owners of businesses on the island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The use of cameras, smart glasses, smart watches and similar recording devices will not be permitted in the venue.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
He will not be permitted to enlist in the military, or possess a firearm, or obtain a federal security clearance.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
