- present participle of permit.
permitting
Example Sentences
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The mine opened in 2012 on a licence permitting the extraction of 92,500 tonnes of coal over four-and-a-half years.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A Microsoft partnership with Nvidia is using AI to accelerate permitting and design, and to let developers virtually build the facility to identify potential issues before breaking ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A source with direct knowledge of the matter told Barron’s last year that Honeywell was looking to take the company public as soon as late 2026, market conditions permitting.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Raman, whose husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, is a prominent television writer, has also promised to bring Hollywood jobs back to the city by lowering fees and streamlining permitting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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