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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"The result is that capacity is now constrained nationally until facilities can be brought back online or new capacity is permitted and developed."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Media weren’t permitted into the event, but I met one critic, Benn Jordan, and watched as he attempted to eavesdrop on the proceedings from a van loaded with electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The city had permitted the market to operate out of Legacy Park temporarily while work was underway on Santa Monica College’s Malibu campus near City Hall in the civic center area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The government suggests it is permitted to use a civil action as a ‘fishing expedition,’ ” she wrote.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Due to the nature of the Senate’s work, minors of any species are not permitted.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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