permission

Example Sentences

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There is a term for this permission structure: vice signaling.

From Salon

Firms have been granted permission by the regulator to increase bills to pay for upgrades after decades of underinvestment, as public anger has simmered about sewage released into the UK's rivers and seas.

From BBC

The club confirmed that Paqueta "has been given permission to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms with Brazilian club Flamengo, after a fee was agreed for his permanent transfer."

From Barron's

"Today we have received legal permission to proceed with the replacement of the infrastructure in the section of the accident," Transport Minister Oscar Puente wrote on X.

From Barron's

On the table is my field trip permission form, covered with orange Cheetos dust.

From Literature