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as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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as in to let
to give permission to
a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
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as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high
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as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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as in to enable
to make able or possible
a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls
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as in to reflect
to make a statement of one's opinion
he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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as in to think
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have as an opinion
people in these parts allow that everyone is entitled to one mistake in life, even if it's a doozy
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as in to intend
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I allow to go hunting before the season is over
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Recent Examples of allow
While our instincts are to jump into action after something like this happens, allow yourself a moment to breathe.
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
We are allowed to fly you; we’re not allowed to take money to fly you yet.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The new bridge will also allow trains to get up to 90 mph, 30 mph faster than the current span.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Pérez announced last year that Real Madrid is considering allowing outside investors to buy a stake of up to 10% in the club.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
We are allowed to fly you; we’re not allowed to take money to fly you yet.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The new bridge will also allow trains to get up to 90 mph, 30 mph faster than the current span.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Pérez announced last year that Real Madrid is considering allowing outside investors to buy a stake of up to 10% in the club.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic was happy to permit a role for Claude to surveil individuals under the jurisdiction of a FISA court, a secretive tribunal that oversees requests for surveillance warrants involving foreign powers or their agents on domestic soil.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Since that took effect this year, the California Geologic Energy Management Division has permitted 139 new wells in Kern County, more than the 121 wells permitted from 2023 to 2025 across the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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From the haunting coastline of Namibia to off-road adventures in Iceland, let the 13 trips ahead inform your next adventure.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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The update, spotted by Social Media Today, arrives after X faced heavy scrutiny for letting Grok generate sexualized images of users under their posts.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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For too long, Wyoming has been an outlier in tolerating extreme cruelty toward its wild carnivores.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Creatine works best through daily saturation, and protein may be better tolerated in a shake that contains carbs, fiber, and fat.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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Trump officials have rebuked the Biden administration for allowing millions of asylum seekers into the country through the southern border, arguing that doing so has endangered public safety by admitting potential criminals.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even prosecutor Laurie Baio admitted that, despite Kassotis' inconsistencies, jurors might have doubts about his guilt.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The latter giving venues the chance to allot a portion of their primary tickets to other sellers.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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The proposal by the Community Planners Committee, which is composed of representatives of all city CPGs, would allot the same amount of time at City Council and Planning Commission meetings to the CPC as given to proponents of development projects, as well as local CPGs on local issues.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The platforms enable users to bet on serious geopolitical events, including assassinations and wars, which many view as ethically questionable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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First launched in November, the tool allows users to send requests through popular messaging apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp, enabling the AI agent to perform multiple tasks autonomously.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some policy defenders contend that the labor market weakness reflects adjustments to immigration restrictions rather than fundamental economic failure, positioning this as a deliberate policy choice rather than an economic failure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, the broader bond rout reflects anxiety about the global economy after crude oil surged toward $120 a barrel, up almost 80% since the Iran war began and disrupted shipments from the Middle East.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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So if a person thinks about moving their hand, the device reads those brain signals and turns them into an actual movement.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Or if a military machine with someone at the top pooh-poohing ROE thinks the rules are still a top priority.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Allow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allow. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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