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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  • Taylor only needs to look back to the two best seasons of his tenure, when the Bengals were 5-4 at a midseason bye each year.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Scorpio October 23 – November 21 Work could demand your attention just when home needs you too.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Permits (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permits%20%28of%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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