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Permits to build new houses, meanwhile, fell again in March to a 13.7 million annual rate — a very weak number.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Permits were quickly secured, and the developer hoped to finish the home by December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

Permits show that 67 of these exceptional trees were removed specifically for development.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

Permits to hold public rallies have been either revoked or outright denied, according to campaigners and to paperwork viewed by The New York Times.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Permits to fish the stream could now and then be obtained, and the boy was lucky enough to have a permit.

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)