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permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /


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The following month, Sleca asked the state utility commission for something rare: permission to abandon the customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In order to allow the operator to respond fairly to a raft of care and financial allegations, we disclosed the names of the residents involved, with the families' permission.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

They did hear testimony from an anti–death penalty lawyer who was admonished for testing DNA on a water bottle without the person’s permission.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The notion of having to seek permission or paying to use an international waterway that they previously used for free and without condition will stretch those states’ tolerance, Oxford Analytica said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Yeah,” my mouth said without my brain’s permission.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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