allows (of)

present tense third-person singular of allow (of)
as in permits (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution

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needs
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  • The office needs the two systems — one to safely take whistleblower complaints, one to manage audit files.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of asking only what a leader needs to do better, the question becomes what kind of environment that leader's presence—or absence—is creating.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Allows (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allows%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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