permitting

Example Sentences

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The SunZia project faced a long road to completion with ownership changes, slow permitting processes and major redesigns since it was first conceived in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

"We need a regulatory framework, we need to designate operating rules, insurance requirements, accessibility standards, possibly permitting fees, operational limits in high pedestrian areas, and to have accountability for the operators."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The law leaves it up to cities to create policies for permitting and regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Judge Winmill observed that the nation’s history and traditions recognized “a right to self-protection and self-preservation” permitting otherwise unlawful acts “when necessary to prevent harm to oneself or another.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

In 1782 the Virginia legislature passed a law permitting slave owners to free their slaves at their own discretion.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis