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allows

  • present tense form
    of allow (3rd person singular).
    allow
    verb (used with object)
    to give permission to or for; permit.

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But not everyone has the disposable income that allows these types of purchases, said Samantha, 47.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

That allows them to offload holdings as circumstances change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Aguirre said she asked the county public health officer to determine what kind of follow-up is possible under a state law that allows local public health authorities to inspect ICE facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

This carefully controlled sequence allows the researchers to manipulate magnetism in ways that had not been achieved using conventional laser beams.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

I think it’s her air of “unbothered” that allows her to wear just about anything and make it work.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold