building permit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On April 29, the first building permit is issued for preparatory work on the site.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
The presence of ammonia near the site could lead to the annulment of the building permit, he added.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The foundations are for a hotel extension that attracted so much controversy last year that the country's top administrative court ended up temporarily blocking its building permit.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
The city of Narva granted a building permit for the facility in 4½ months, a speed that Mayor Katri Raik said was the fastest possible under the country’s laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
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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