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permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /


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Campbell received permission from the procedure committee -- which considers protocol in the Lords, whose origins date back to the 11th century -- to use the technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Undocumented immigrants who reenter the U.S. after being deported must typically spend a decade outside the country before they can apply for permission to reenter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Delhi police denied permission for the demonstration to take place, with tens of thousands of security personnel deployed and roads barricaded.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The media rights group and his lawyer have called on Thailand to grant the journalist permission to leave the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Commander Gorringe gave us permission to open the hatch & take a look outside.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

There are only human software engineers, product managers and corporate boards deciding which guardrails are worth the latency cost and which permissions can be skipped in the race to market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

It provides a point of contact for production companies looking for perfect filming locations - guiding them in the right direction and assisting them with permissions.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

“All required licenses, waivers and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America,” the memorandum reads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

We had seen him just this morning in Santiago when we picked up our permissions.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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