work permit
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Now Brussels has updated its rules after the UK's departure, allowing all EU countries to permit non-citrus spreads to be marketed as "marmalade" from June.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Applications have been filed with the city of Los Angeles to rebuild only about a third of the destroyed dwellings there, but the turnaround is faster, averaging less than 100 days from application to permit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal to permit commercial robotaxi services outside New York City, where Waymo is allowed to test its vehicles through March.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
This purchase was especially fortuitous as the facility was in an area already zoned to permit a medical clinic.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Davidoff made a special request to Colonel Prinsloo to permit me to come to Johannesburg on weekends to help him put things in order.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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