permitted

Example Sentences

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Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The company advised festival-goers travelling by train to only pack what they can comfortably carry and said luggage trolleys will not be permitted on services.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Iranian state television said Friday the Revolutionary Guards were allowing more ships to transit the strait, after reporting a day earlier that "more than 30 ships" had been permitted to pass.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

That became a problem for Chinese shippers around 2010 when Somali piracy was on an upswing, so Beijing permitted the creation of private firms according to strict guidelines, Heath said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Why bring their kids to America, and not let them enjoy the freedoms they wouldn't have been permitted in Iran?

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi