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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“This iconic event is no different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A national “positive list” of which animals citizens are legally permitted to keep as pets.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
One possibility is a credit line from Qatar, collateralized by the Iranian revenue sitting in the country, if such a maneuver were permitted by the Trump administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
U.S. crypto firms are now permitted to offer perpetual futures, a popular and risky digital asset investment.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
There was only one problem: the borders were closed and no one was permitted to leave Iran.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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