permitted
Americanadjective
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allowed or tolerated.
One lettuce contained a gene-mutating compound at over sixty times the permitted level.
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given permission to do something; authorized.
Some of the user-uploaded data should only be accessible to a permitted group of users.
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Israeli aviation regulations also state that pilots who are citizens of countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel, like Oman, are not permitted to operate flights to the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
State utility commissions across the country have approved and permitted substantial amounts of electric transmission infrastructure in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Such discharges can be permitted by the Environment Agency under specified circumstances.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The moments are rare—and therefore gratefully encountered—when John and Adelaide are permitted to take pleasure in the “pure joy” of their playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
First, he increased the size of Germany’s army from 100,000 soldiers to 500,000, five times more than the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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