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permitted

[per-mit-id] / pərˈmɪt ɪd /


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The data centers being permitted from Virginia to Texas to Wyoming will run on gas because nothing else gets there in time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Under the program, which Congress created in 1990, qualifying immigrants are permitted to temporarily remain in the U.S. and work legally if their home countries are experiencing armed conflicts, natural disasters or epidemics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The UN Fact Finding Mission on Iran said on 17 March it had sought access but not been permitted to visit the site.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The lighting itself took on the air of a Midnight Dinner, with no questions permitted as to the ingredients or menu.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern