as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
was pointedly reminded that he was at the private beach on sufferance and could be kicked out at any time
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Noun
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These permissions can be abused to hijack sessions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026 -
This happens because apps abuse permissions and then share or sell your information liberally.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' six-year pilot is using private companies with AI tools to process prior authorizations for and reduce spending on over a dozen treatments under traditional Medicare.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
16 Jan. 2026
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Spanberger also wants to limit health insurers’ ability to require prior authorizations for medicines or treatments for people with long-term conditions.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the battlefield gains along the roughly 600-mile front line have been costly for Moscow, and the Russian economy is feeling the consequences of the war and international sanctions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Existing sanctions on Iran have already hampered the country’s crude exports, with the vast majority going to independent Chinese refiners that buy the oil at a discount to benchmark prices.—
Macklin Fishman,Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Sufferances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferances. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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