permits (of)

present tense third-person singular of permit (of)
as in allows (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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needs
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  • Something needs to change, and a redistribution of wealth within the game (not just the Premier League) would be a huge one.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Attracting domestic retail capital into the equity markets is something the government really needs to focus on.
    Ian King, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Permits (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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