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Recent Examples of permissible The Constitution limited the federal government's taxing authority, so that a modern income tax was not legally permissible until the enactment of the 16th Amendment in 1913. Neil Irwin, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025 The Warriors coach saw the chants as something that would not have been permissible a decade ago. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025 Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust. Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025 This group must define the scope of AI use, outlining permissible applications and red lines, such as prohibiting the entry of sensitive data into public AI models. Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for permissible
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Adjective
  • First, there’s cost data, which includes charge costs and allowable costs.
    Robert Gelb, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • By making All-NBA, Memphis can sign him to an extension for 30 percent of the max despite his raise being more than the allowable 140 percent.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • My suspicion is that the Air will have a design that will turn heads, and if battery life is acceptable, will prove very popular.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Starting May 7, air travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, passport, or other acceptable identification for domestic flights.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025

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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissible. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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