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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The relief measure, which needs parliamentary approval, would come on top of a 250 million euro tax break approved nearly three weeks ago.—
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12 Apr. 2026 -
Cade Cunningham, who would be a candidate for MVP and first-team All-NBA, needs two games to qualify for awards and will probably be held out of Sunday’s contest.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Permits (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits%20%28of%29. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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