permitted

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“All those A’s are going to become A-minuses,” he said, except for A’s permitted by the cap.

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

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

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Her lips widened into a skeletal smile as she said to me, "You, Sikander, have broken the most sacred law of Kurnugi. The living are not permitted in the netherworld."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda