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as in having
to give permission for or to approve of
the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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2
as in letting
to give permission to
you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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as in enabling
to make able or possible
we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting
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as in tolerating
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion
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Recent Examples of permitting
Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Lineage also urged government agencies to promptly address permitting or other approvals necessary to begin the cleanup.
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Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Each event will feature live views of the asteroid captured by a suite of robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Weather permitting, outdoor morning wellness stretches are also on offer.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
That system has allowed plans to be widely circulated for public input, and for the leasing, permitting, and administration of plans to be predictable and orderly.
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Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
The fees are retained within the city’s Planning and Development Department to help fund project reviews, permitting and inspections, according to city spokeswoman Maria Ortega.
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Mark Dee
june 24,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The association said local authorities are responsible for the permitting process and traffic management.
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Alexa Newsom,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Fixing The Permitting Problem The first barrier states need to address is permitting.
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Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Dewey Burdock also joined the Fast-41 permitting program last year, giving it access to an accelerated federal review process reserved for priority infrastructure and critical mineral projects.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The law restricts the use of excess revenue from building-permit fees, eliminating their use for the construction of buildings or other structures, and limiting that money primarily to code-enforcement functions such as permitting operations, inspections, technology upgrades and training.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Cerebras is, however, facing pressure to open more data centers, as are cloud infrastructure providers, while public opposition mounts and permitting processes can drag on.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Stretch that buildout across five extra years of permitting fights, and America’s lead quickly disappears.
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Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Expanding conventional nuclear capacity requires long permitting cycles, complex financing and fuel supply chains that are often unreliably global.
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Brigitte Bren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Noun
When discretionary permitting authority sits at the local level, projects face different (and often changing) rules, timelines, and political dynamics in every county or municipality.
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Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Lineage also urged government agencies to promptly address permitting or other approvals necessary to begin the cleanup.
—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Each event will feature live views of the asteroid captured by a suite of robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting.
—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Weather permitting, outdoor morning wellness stretches are also on offer.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
That system has allowed plans to be widely circulated for public input, and for the leasing, permitting, and administration of plans to be predictable and orderly.
—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
The fees are retained within the city’s Planning and Development Department to help fund project reviews, permitting and inspections, according to city spokeswoman Maria Ortega.
—
Mark Dee
june 24,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The association said local authorities are responsible for the permitting process and traffic management.
—
Alexa Newsom,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Verb
Schlittler did allow some traffic before things unraveled in the fifth, permitting a walk and a single to start the inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Fixing The Permitting Problem The first barrier states need to address is permitting.
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Tom Bitting,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Dewey Burdock also joined the Fast-41 permitting program last year, giving it access to an accelerated federal review process reserved for priority infrastructure and critical mineral projects.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The law restricts the use of excess revenue from building-permit fees, eliminating their use for the construction of buildings or other structures, and limiting that money primarily to code-enforcement functions such as permitting operations, inspections, technology upgrades and training.
—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Cerebras is, however, facing pressure to open more data centers, as are cloud infrastructure providers, while public opposition mounts and permitting processes can drag on.
—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Stretch that buildout across five extra years of permitting fights, and America’s lead quickly disappears.
—
Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Expanding conventional nuclear capacity requires long permitting cycles, complex financing and fuel supply chains that are often unreliably global.
—
Brigitte Bren,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
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The Stresa shoe was a key model in the collection, drawing on the aesthetic of modern unlined loafers, with a sleek silhouette thanks to the ultra-flexible sole allowing for natural movement.
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Despite appearing in just 13 games this season due to injury and having a negative wins above replacement value, per Baseball Reference, Kirk received 1,488,788 votes and second place among AL catchers.
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With the games now having the kind of stakes that Thursday’s contest lacked, that leaky defense – especially in crunch time toward the end of matches – is the possible Achilles heel for this team.
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Create together, letting goodwill guide the next draft forward.
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The Property Brothers star, 48, got candid about previously letting his work bleed too much into his home life, to the point where his 4-year-old son, Parker, started noticing.
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Drones offer a potential alternative cover crop seeding method by enabling interseeding of cover crops, the practice of planting one crop into another crop before harvest.
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Built around a three-dimensional architecture, the technology is designed to improve flexibility while reducing weight and enabling more uniform current distribution.
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Specifically, kids this age are developing key emotional regulation skills, such as tolerating disappointment, embarrassment, as well as frustration and anger.
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Leaving would mean becoming a beginner again, tolerating uncertainty and risking an imperfect decision.
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But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life.
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.
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Employers are not ignoring these problems.
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Today, the organization is notorious for ignoring infrastructure maintenance in favor of massive building projects.
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Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Comic books until then had been strictly boys’-own adventures, with titles like Eagle and Hotspur, that gave young boys permission to revel in the grim 20th century wars their fathers had fought in.
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“Permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permitting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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