as in allowable
that may be permitted
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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The German Finance Ministry's circular states that the technically possible and legally permissible transmission channels will be redefined within the framework of the future reporting system.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The first patch that fell off had been on my butt, one of three permissible canvases for estradiol patches, the other two being abdomen and thigh.
—Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
One reason is that previous cases expanding permissible aid to religious organizations have used what is called the child-benefit test: The students or their parents, rather than the institutions themselves, like St. Isidore, are the primary beneficiaries of the government funds.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: In each case, it can be done only by sending a special message to Congress under a section of the act that specifically says that policy disagreements are not permissible reasons.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The first patch that fell off had been on my butt, one of three permissible canvases for estradiol patches, the other two being abdomen and thigh.
—Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
One reason is that previous cases expanding permissible aid to religious organizations have used what is called the child-benefit test: The students or their parents, rather than the institutions themselves, like St. Isidore, are the primary beneficiaries of the government funds.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: In each case, it can be done only by sending a special message to Congress under a section of the act that specifically says that policy disagreements are not permissible reasons.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissible. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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