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permissible

[per-mis-uh-buhl] / pərˈmɪs ə bəl /


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Permissible hours for teens as young as 14 were extended to 9 p.m. from 7 p.m., the federal standard, during the school year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Permissible, if you choose, to make fun of funny people, but you must not at the same time make use of their kindness.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

Du Pont Permissible: nitroglycerine, ammonium nitrate, common salt.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Permissible Explosives.—The most important progress in these tests and investigations has been made in those relating to the various explosives used in getting coal from mines.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.

Permissible: The rime is called a "feminine rime".

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland




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