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Recent Examples of admissible Embracing Change: The Evolution of Narratives With new admissible evidence highlighting Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez’s allegations of abuse against their father Jose Menendez, society’s perspective has the potential to shift. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Yet jurors—including some from at Roberson’s trial—often hear and trust these tenuous opinions, which has led some scholars to argue that manner of death testimony should not be admissible in U.S. courts, as is the case in nearly every other country. Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024 There are a couple of problems here, the first being that this is by no means admissible in either the court of law or the court of public opinion. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024 The judge ruled Friday that the sketches will not be admissible, according to Fox59. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for admissible 
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Adjective
  • The agency also said the plant exceeded allowable bacteria counts for E. coli three times in January and May of 2020 and May 2021.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 Guidelines harp on the threat of criminal liability and say less about possible allowable information exchanges.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The long-term fix The only truly permanent solutions to keep TikTok online appear to be: 1) pass a new law reversing the old one — no easy task, considering that the existing bill had such broad bipartisan support in Congress — or 2) force a sale to an acceptable buyer.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • An open question is what level of mortgage rates will be acceptable or affordable for buyers on the sidelines.
    Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Glancing at someone in a public place is always permissible; there’s often a fleeting moment of mutual acknowledgment — perhaps a slight nod or smile — before both parties look away.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • With a conservative Supreme Court majority, challenges to him overstepping permissible powers may ultimately be knocked down, Jones said.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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