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international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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When new state taxes arrived on the scene (like retail sales taxes in the 1930s), Congress was careful to include them within the scope of the allowable deduction.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The report notes the plane exceeded its maximum allowable speed during the turbulence, climbing and descending rapidly three times.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
City officials encourage motorists at unmarked intersections to measure the allowable distance in terms of vehicle size.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Huddlestun said the business that goes there could be anything allowable on M-1.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The report notes the plane exceeded its maximum allowable speed during the turbulence, climbing and descending rapidly three times.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
City officials encourage motorists at unmarked intersections to measure the allowable distance in terms of vehicle size.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Huddlestun said the business that goes there could be anything allowable on M-1.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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