building permit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But, she added, the building permit could be cancelled if the fire safety authorities were not properly consulted.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the ministry of breaching fire safety regulations and not posting its building permit in a place visible to the public, as the law requires.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
A Times analysis of Los Angeles County building permit records shows two distinct realities: Interest in rebuilding is high and progress is slow.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The crowd included a practicing cardiologist from Belgium who had built an app to help patients navigate care, and a California lawyer who made a tool for automating building permit approvals using Claude Code.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
And finally now, just when he’d mastered the parking patterns at City Hall — he even knew which meters were jammed, so he could park free — he had his building permit.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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