permitted

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The announcement from Havana comes after the U.S. this week permitted an oil tanker from Russia carrying 700,000 barrels to dock in the Cuban capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Some churches around the Anglican world have long permitted women bishops, with the first appointed in the United States in 1989.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

That guy wasn’t a permitted camper, insisted Gil.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Jurors heard she was permitted to hold her son's hand when his life support was withdrawn, and was heard to say: "I should have protected you."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Would slavery be permitted in this massive piece of North America and the new states that would eventually be created from it?

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis