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deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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The framework for permissible banking hinges on a 2014 guidance document from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which outlines eight federal enforcement priorities that banks must help uphold.
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
In that case, the ethics commission wrote that a caucus partnering with or forming its own nonprofit — as the Opportunity Caucus and other subsets of lawmakers have done — was permissible under state ethics laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Now, the Supreme Court—which decided to hear the case following a circuit court split—will consider whether Colorado's law violates the First Amendment, or is a permissible restriction on free speech.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Others were related to the actual content of the courses, such as a school that used a curriculum that included inaccurate information about permissible blood-alcohol levels for drivers and another school that provided students with answers to final exam questions in advance.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
In that case, the ethics commission wrote that a caucus partnering with or forming its own nonprofit — as the Opportunity Caucus and other subsets of lawmakers have done — was permissible under state ethics laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Now, the Supreme Court—which decided to hear the case following a circuit court split—will consider whether Colorado's law violates the First Amendment, or is a permissible restriction on free speech.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Others were related to the actual content of the courses, such as a school that used a curriculum that included inaccurate information about permissible blood-alcohol levels for drivers and another school that provided students with answers to final exam questions in advance.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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