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international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Republicans also to save $150 million next fiscal year by delaying allowable new hires throughout the fiscal year.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The bill would add separation due to federal immigration enforcement as another allowable reason.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The bill would add separation due to federal immigration enforcement as another allowable reason.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 6 images After Polish architecture firm KWK Promes won a competition in 2016 to design a luxury single-family home in suburban Vilnius, Lithuania, a law slashed the allowable building footprint in half.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The bill would add separation due to federal immigration enforcement as another allowable reason.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The bill would add separation due to federal immigration enforcement as another allowable reason.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
View gallery - 6 images After Polish architecture firm KWK Promes won a competition in 2016 to design a luxury single-family home in suburban Vilnius, Lithuania, a law slashed the allowable building footprint in half.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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