permitted

Example Sentences

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Treat charging like infrastructure—planned, permitted and powered—ahead of demand, and this time really can be different.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

During the Gulf War, a 1990 vote allowed a US-led coalition to intervene in Iraq, while in 2011 a similar vote permitted NATO's intervention in Libya.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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Jurors heard she was permitted to hold her son's hand when his life support was withdrawn, and was heard to say: "I should have protected you."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