as in to admit (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement
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need
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Y’all need to take y’all minds out of the TikTok world and get to the real bag.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 June 2025 -
The applicant should be able to enrich their application without feeling like there needs to be a start-up on their resume or a death in their family.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Permit (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit%20%28of%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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