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When the Circle announced it was permitting women to join later that year, Ms Lloyd revealed her deception, prompting the society to expel her at the very same meeting it admitted its first female magicians.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The move approved in Brussels late Wednesday skirts EU common market rules, but the EU’s executive commission said it was permitting it, “recognizing that the Spanish and Portuguese economies are experiencing a serious disturbance.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Kwasniok acknowledged that the huge gulf in talent would be nearly impossible to overcome, but, for at least one more day, he was permitting himself a chance to dream.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2020

But the other was permitting confirmation bias to seep into their work.

From MSNBC • Jun. 11, 2019

Hildegard had written him that his grandfather was permitting him to pay for his 'frugal outfit' with his name, and his D�nninghausen blood was in revolt.

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von