permitted

Example Sentences

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DOJ officials say they have now released all of their files other than certain items permitted to be exempt.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

That it got made before the strict enforcement of the Production Code allowed for a few more liberties than would shortly be permitted, but its bedrock slyness and winking tone are elemental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It was whether federal courts, hemmed in by the modern law of habeas corpus, are permitted to say anything meaningful about that possibility at all.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Under long‑standing arrangements, Jews may visit the compound -- which they revere as the site of the first and second Jewish temples -- but they are not permitted to pray there.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Kids could have a phone in their lockers but were not permitted to carry them around, and they definitely could not have them in class.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya