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international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Burgos, Mamdani's friend, says his plan to freeze the rent will create unintended consequences like foreclosure and abandonment of buildings where the cost of keeping an apartment up to code is more than the legally allowable rent.
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Real problems, like a roof leak, cracking drywall due to a foundation problem, and ponding around a home, are examples of allowable and protected issues under the statute, Perczak said.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
That's based on the California Proposition 65 maximum allowable dose level for lead.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Judge Arun Subramanian also sentenced Combs to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine, the maximum allowable fine.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Real problems, like a roof leak, cracking drywall due to a foundation problem, and ponding around a home, are examples of allowable and protected issues under the statute, Perczak said.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
That's based on the California Proposition 65 maximum allowable dose level for lead.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Judge Arun Subramanian also sentenced Combs to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine, the maximum allowable fine.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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