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Yes, regifting is allowable, under etiquette rules.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
There is no equivalent to SWIFT that can provide U.S. officials with data on supply chains, and U.S. semiconductor businesses have been willing to walk right up to the edge of what is allowable to maintain access to the Chinese market.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
For instance, Musk claimed that Congress was preparing to give itself a 40 percent raise, when in fact the most allowable was 3.8 percent.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
The 8th Circuit conceded that there is little debate that student loan forgiveness is allowable after 20 or 25 years under the IBR plan.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
There is no equivalent to SWIFT that can provide U.S. officials with data on supply chains, and U.S. semiconductor businesses have been willing to walk right up to the edge of what is allowable to maintain access to the Chinese market.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
For instance, Musk claimed that Congress was preparing to give itself a 40 percent raise, when in fact the most allowable was 3.8 percent.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
The 8th Circuit conceded that there is little debate that student loan forgiveness is allowable after 20 or 25 years under the IBR plan.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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