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let through

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verb

  1. (tr) to allow to pass (through)

    the invalid was let through to the front of the queue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The charge, which mimics those already used in Germany, Spain and Italy, covers hotels, B&Bs, self-catering accommodation and rooms and properties let through websites such as AirBnB.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2025

Five San Francisco 49ers fans were the first let through the gates.

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2024

The individual images were taken through filters that let through light of different colours, which were then combined into the final result presented here.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2023

"We were looking for a better life," he said as he waited to be let through the border with his family.

From Reuters Mar. 22, 2023

There stood all the cows, waiting to be let through the bars.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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