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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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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.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Lyninger expressed skepticism over how traffic impediments would be defined and what level of street congestion would be permissible.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Shenderovich noted that, for the health of a polity, its norms—what’s considered morally permissible—can often matter more than the laws that formally govern it.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Delahunty said that a change in a person’s employment situation, leading them to change their primary residence, can be permissible under the law.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Lyninger expressed skepticism over how traffic impediments would be defined and what level of street congestion would be permissible.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Shenderovich noted that, for the health of a polity, its norms—what’s considered morally permissible—can often matter more than the laws that formally govern it.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Delahunty said that a change in a person’s employment situation, leading them to change their primary residence, can be permissible under the law.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 6 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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