permission
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When only the Americans were granted permission to evacuate, Hamawy refused to go.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
When his team tried to rotate out after its two-week mission, they were denied permission.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
According to Der Spiegel magazine, he was denied asylum but was given permission to stay as the parent of German child.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She was excited by the ingenuity of artists; as long as people aren’t charging for events, they don’t need permission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He picked up one of the mittens, then glanced at me as though asking permission.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
According to Windward, an Iranian radio transmission warned all vessels in the area that any crossing without identification signals or Iranian permissions would be at their own risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
They shot it quickly and for just more than $1 million—it was rough and scrappy filmmaking, handheld cameras and insufficient permits and permissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
They become permissions granted or withheld based on the whim of those who interpret and adjudicate our laws.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Over the next few months, they registered their company, got all permissions from the municipal corporation and police, and set up a kiosk in Lajpat Nagar.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The war seemed fought with as much paper as bullets, what with the letters and the passes and permissions piled on the table, orders received and recorded, recordings of conferences noted down.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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