as in consent
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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Recent Examples of permission
This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
President Jimmy Carter gave the Shah permission to enter the US for cancer treatment, and resisted the new regime's demands for his return to stand trial.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Pokémon said Thursday that the White House did not have permission to use its imagery after the administration posted a meme with some of its popular characters, including Pikachu.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
President Jimmy Carter gave the Shah permission to enter the US for cancer treatment, and resisted the new regime's demands for his return to stand trial.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Pokémon said Thursday that the White House did not have permission to use its imagery after the administration posted a meme with some of its popular characters, including Pikachu.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission
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The controversy around Grok’s image generation has led to a trend in which users have requested the chatbot generate bikini images of other users under their posts without their consent.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday’s agenda places the grant fund on the consent agenda, which is typically used with items that have unanimous support.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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However, simply being in the country without authorization — for example, after overstaying a visa — is generally a civil violation, according to immigration advocates.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Policymakers should build on this progress by strengthening transparency and accountability, increasing oversight of step therapy and prior authorizations, and ensuring clinical decisions remain in the exam room.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Australia's government is being urged to provide asylum to the team, with some drawing comparisons to the country's previous granting of humanitarian visas to Afghanistan's women's cricket team.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2021, after more than a dozen unsuccessful appeals and with the help of the Northern California Innocence Project, Sacramento Superior Court found Puckett factually innocent of all charges following the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by the California Supreme Court.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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For native species, only organizations certified by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums are eligible for a permit, and, in rare cases, non-releasable wildlife may be kept for educational purposes, LaCross said.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Kalonymus — a real estate investment and development firm that is active in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Central Coast and Miami markets — filed a permit application in August 2024 for the $185 million project.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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City spokesman Joe Rubino said license applications from retail outlets won’t be accepted for a couple of months as the city works to stand up the new program.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Attendees chuckled after seeing how inexpensive billing statements, fees, budgets and licenses were compared to today.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Permission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permission. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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